69K views · 740 reactions | Balance, power, and a battle for the splash! 望 The men's log rolling competition at the Lumberjack World Championships keeps everyone on the edge–literally! | Lumberjack World Championships | Facebook

The Lumberjack World Championships in Wisconsin’s Northwoods is like the Olympics … for timbersports. Athletes from all over the world — including 16 states, Canada, Australia, Ireland, the Czech Republic, Spain and Wales — came to swing axes and wield crosscut saws, log roll and scale 90-foot poles. And this year, women, or “lumberjills,” made up nearly half the competitors — showcasing their skills in events that grew out of a historically male-dominated industry. Read or listen to this story

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802K views · 6.5K reactions | Log rolling is an intense and exciting sport played at the Lumberjack Championships! 勞 | GreatestHighlights | Facebook