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barcelona, spain. this pits those in the cat ta loan na region against one another to see which ones can erect the biggest castelles, or bigge human castles. this woman is a chief communicator. >> the competition of the human towers because this is the only official day of the competition. at the end the winner receives a trophy. >> this man has won the competition eight times including the last five in a row. a castell is only considered a success if it can be dismantled without collapsing and crushing those at the base underneath. >> the oldest people and the people, the tallest one and biggest one, in the base of the
structure of the castell, but then you can find the children in the top. >> that's right. children. some as young as five years old climb atop the human towers and salute the crowd. >> translator: when i'm on top, i get nervous. >> a nine or rarely achieved ten level castell can exceed more than 40 feet in height. that's a long way up with very little protection. >> it's normally just for the children, the helmets, but also here in our group we have teeth protection for the children. it's important, the belt for protecting your back, but also for the people who climb up the castell it's important because it's a point of support. and i think that the best security measure for the rest of the people of the group is to know that the position and the