This painful-looking video captures a man slipping and sliding down a set of icy stairs in an attempt to descend a mountain.

Smatphone footage shows two hikers encountering a frozen set of stairs on their way to climb down Hongyanding Mountain, near the city of Jinhua, in China’s province of Zhejiang, on Tuesday, 19th December.

Then one of them, reportedly a more experienced mountaineer, mustered up the courage and decided to literally break the ice with a rock to secure a safe path down the stairs.

But several steps down, the video shows him sliding down the remainder of the stairs on his bottom and ending up in a bunch of trees, as his friend continues filming.

The friend told Chinese media: “He wanted to help us clear the way. There was no danger. Luckily he was fine.”

He emphasised the importance of prioritising safety and staying within one’s capabilities while trekking on icy mountain trails during the winter season.

The clip became a massive hit after it was shared on TikTok’s sister app for China, Douyin, leaving netizens unable to hold back from commenting.

Douyin user ‘Back then, sky blue avatar’ said: “How did you even get up there?”

Then user ‘Cheating door’ commented: “I laughed so hard at this.”

And ‘Always’ added: “His buttocks must have hurt for days after the fall. It hurts every time I see this.”