Put a few more on top of the first ones shoulders with arms linked.
Red head scarves help but are not compulsory. Sashes around the waists are vital.
Get a few more to scramble on top, using the sashes as ladders.
Wobble around a bit and go back to the beginning if it doesn’t feel totally right.
Listen to the man at the bottom who is shouting instructions.
Add another layer.
Don’t think too much about those down at the bottom who are providing the base.
It can all get quite intimate.
Add some more layers.
Once the music has started you have to continue.
Just when you think it can’t go any higher
Add another layer
Now send up some small children to climb over the summit.
Don’t look down!
Here’s another one with different coloured tee-shirts.
To read more about the Catalan tradition of making human castles click HERE
Or watch this BBC film.
I have been in Catalunya for almost a year and a half but only saw my first human castles last Sunday in the Porxada in Granollers. Is this a record?