Christine, I am glad that you had a good time in Spain / Catalonia / Barcelona area (where I live BTW).
And yes, Castells are something unique to watch but unfortunately, as you may imagine, there has been some accidents in its more than centenary history. That's why they lately adopted the helmet protection for the kids that climb to the top. However, if there is a crowded base, it is much safer than it seems. I have had not the chance to go through the pictures, I am on vacations connected via 3G mobile (one of the reasons for this late reply), so I'll archive your post and revise it when I am back to the broadband at home. Regards, Jaume ----- Mensaje original ----- > De: Christine Nielsen <[email protected]> > Para: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > CC: > Enviado: Jueves 16 de agosto de 2012 5:48 > Asunto: Re: GESO: Castells > > Yes, and the helmets on the kids are padded on the exterior, as well > as interior. Safer for the other castellers that way... > > :) > -c > > On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 11:03 PM, John Sessoms <[email protected]> > wrote: >> From: Christine Nielsen >> >> >>> Hellooo out there! >>> >>> Summer vacation & travels have kept me off the list for a while... >>> did I miss anything? :) >>> >>> Thought I'd share a collection of shots that I took a couple of > weeks >>> ago in Spain. For the second year, we were visiting with friends who >>> live outside of Barcelona... they participate in making Castells, or >>> human towers. Which, near as I can tell, is a combination athletic >>> contest, Catalan cultural event & performance art. It's really > quite >>> incredible to watch. (Especially for someone from the litigious US... >>> I was inspired to teach my Spanish friends the English idiom > "lawsuit >>> waiting to happen"...) People from all walks of life participate, >>> from young to old. Indeed, the youngest are the ones climbing to the >>> top of the towers, which can reach 8 or 9 stories high. >>> >>> >>> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/sets/72157631083652560/with/7789544188/ >>> >>> Apologies for the size of the set, it is also being shared with the >>> participants... here's a shot that gives an idea of the Castells: >>> >>> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/7789543272/in/set-72157631083652560/ >>> >>> Another outtake - how it looks when something goes wrong... At one >>> point, one of the towers collapsed. I managed to get a couple of >>> shots off while I dove for cover: >>> >>> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/7789544188/in/set-72157631083652560 >>> >>> I think what I find so compelling about this activity is the >>> closeness... everyone mashed together, feet on shoulders, hands >>> grabbing what-have-you... talk about being on top of each other! >>> >>> :) >>> -c >> >> >> Looks like they have the little kids wearing helmets. >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
