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The Tough Guy competition is often billed as one of the most gruelling physical endurance challenges in the world.
More than 11,000 adrenalin junkies competed in this year's challenge -- a 15km course, dubbed the “Full Brutal Jacket”, which included more than 250 obstacles said to induce “extreme fear or panic”.
Here are some glimpses of the whacky event, held every years on a farmland in Perton near Wolverhampton, United Kingdom.
Image: A competitor jumps through the fire pits during the Tough Guy Challenge. Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images
Image: A competitor crawls through electrified tunnels. Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images.
Image: Competitors pass under submerged logs in the water. Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images.
Image: Competitors dressed as Jesus Christ and carrying 40kg crosses take part in the Tough Guy Challenge. Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images.
Image: A competitor exits the tunnels during the Tough Guy Challenge. Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images.
Image: A competitor dressed in a suit adjusts his tie after exiting the tunnels. Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images.
Image: A competitor emerges from the water during the Tough Guy Challenge. Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images.
Image: Competitors scale over an obstacle during the Tough Guy Challenge. Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images