Ice Climbing is an activity of climbing through ice structures or formations. These formations may be in the form of frozen waterfalls, icefalls, ice slabs or rocks covered with frozen water or ice, or artificial structures. Ice climbing is a crucial part of any mountaineering activity or training. What makes Ice Climbing beautiful is that it is nature in its raw form and routes are not always the same after a first climb. These unique characteristics drive the strong Ice Climbing community all over the world. UIAA recognises Ice Climbing as a competition sport and is responsible for the organisation of events and promotion.