The Castellers de Barcelona raise in the Swiss Alps the highest altitude castle in history
The group unloads a 3 of 7 at the Jungfraujoch station, the highest altitude where a human tower construction has ever been documented.
The Castellers de Barcelona made history this Thursday by completing a 3 of 7 at an altitude of 3,454 meters, at the Jungfraujoch station in the Swiss Alps. The structure, crowned next to the building known as Top of Europe, becomes the documented highest-raised castell.
The performance, held in front of the Aletsch Glacier, the largest in the Alps and a UNESCO World Heritage site, also included a 4 of 7, a 5 of 6, and several pillars. The Barcelona group shared the day with the Castellers de Lausanne, a formation founded in 2023 that will celebrate its first official performance this Saturday.
The president of Castellers de Barcelona, Maria López, has highlighted the dimension of the achievement, which mobilized more than 180 members of the group to the Swiss Alps. "It is a privilege to be able to promote Catalan culture around the world," she stated. Until now, the highest documented human towers had been raised by Bordegassos de Vilanova, with a 5-level pillar at Aneto (3,404 meters) in 2000, and Maduixots, with a 4-level pillar at Pica d'Estats (3,143 meters) in 2017.