Jim McMahon/Mapman®
You’ve probably heard of stacking cups, but what about stacking people? In October, the city of Tarragona, Spain, held its biannual human tower competition. More than 40 teams competed to form the tallest castell, or human tower.
Creating a castell requires a lot of planning. It also takes incredible strength, balance, and teamwork to prevent a tower from toppling over. Team members stand on each other’s shoulders to add levels. A tower is complete when the lightest team member, a kid, stands at the top and raises their arm. This year, the tallest towers were 10 levels high.
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