Taiwan's marine corps' "Road to Heaven," is the final stage of a grueling 10-week amphibious training program. In order to become "frogmen," candidates must crawl 164 feet over jagged, porous, coral rocks in a pair of shorts.
In the slides below, see what these recruits go through to earn their place among Taiwan's elite troops.
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The "Road to Heaven" starts with a hard fall from standing to planking position. The fall looks to be tough on the elbows, but immediately after the recruits begin to crawl through the sharp rocks on the points of their knees and elbows.
In some ways, the training simulates a landing on a rocky beach, but it appears to function mainly as a test in which the trainees must will themselves to conquer pain. "I don't fear pain!" the recruits shout as they cross the razor-sharp rocks.
The path has ten stopping points, and at each one the recruits must stop and perform an exercise.
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