Xtreme human pyramids

Posted by Dan on Jan 3rd, 2009
2009
Jan 3

 

Wow, an extreme sport I’d never even heard of.  Castells in Catalonia go back to the end of the 18th century.  From the Castellers de Vilafranca:

 

Els Castellers de Vilafranca som una associació cultural que tenim com a objectiu aixecar castells.

 

Los Castellers de Vilafranca son una institución cultural y deportiva catalana que tiene como principal objetivo hacer castells (castillos, torres humanas).

 

Les Castellers de Vilafranca sont une institution culturelle et sportive catalane qui a comme principal objectif construire des castells (constructions humaines).

 

The Castellers de Vilafranca is a cultural and sporting association whose main objective is to build castells (human towers).

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