The organizers hold a quick meeting to discuss how to avoid a failed qianggu, an outcome that risks bringing down misfortune upon the community. They decide to lengthen the ropes and allow five climbers, instead of the originally allowed two, to help each other make the relayed climb up to the platform.
為了避免「搶孤」不成招來禍殃，主辦單位只好召開臨時會議，除了加長繩索長度，原本只允許兩人疊羅漢的規則，也放寬為整隊 5 人皆可以疊羅漢方式接近孤棚。