Moreover, this year's ropes are shorter and stiffer than those given out at last year's competition. None of the teams makes it up during the first round. One team even withdraws out of exhaustion.
此外，今年大會發給「搶孤手」的繩索較去年短，材質也較硬，進行第一輪比賽時，所有選手皆無法爬上孤棚平台，甚至有一隊因體力不支而退出，還有一位選手在攀爬孤柱時摔落到安全網上，所幸沒有大礙。