Their cliff climbing involved scaling a nearly smooth precipice in the drenching rain, assisted only by a single rope, without even the luxury of gloves for their hands. They needed to make ten round trips within the allotted time. After the climb, everyone's palms were stripped of thick layers of skin, blood streaming freely.
In the icy rain, the male soldiers were bare-armed, while the female soldiers wore tank tops, all enduring horse stance for two grueling hours. Those who couldn't hold out were eliminated on the spot.
They underwent water endurance training with their hands and feet bound, thrown into the pool. They had to keep their heads above water to breathe and then submerge to shuttle back and forth twenty times, float for five minutes. They did front flips and back flips underwater, and even retrieved a mask from the bottom of the pool.
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High-intensity training.
