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"They said it was like climbing Everest with no practice – my body just shut down."

Valencia climbed into a cannon that launched him about 65 feet high at speeds of 55 mph across a distance of 165 feet — where a narrow net was set up to catch him.

Walking along the shore, or climbing high up the slopes rising from the harbour, a sense of stillness is unescapable.

“I try to tell guys it’s like climbing a ladder right to the top,” Eovaldi said.

She hopes to retire in 2027 and move to Colorado to work as a climbing guide.