Lumberjack World Championships: Cut above the rest

Since 1960, the small town of Hayward, Wisconsin, has hosted what has been called the "Olympics of the forest," featuring competitive events for lumberjacks (and lumberjills). Correspondent Conor Knighton witnessed some class axe.
#lumberjack #timbersports #hayward

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[pandaslayer]

This stuff used to be on ESPN back in the day and it was always fun to watch.

[mililaniman]

I admire the tasks that lumberjacks and lumber jills perform.

[SandyWolf-]

I went to Red Pine camp for girls in Minocqua Wisconsin back in the late '60s and we had a log that we used to roll in the water you had to stand on and run without falling off! I got pretty good at it too!
This story brought back some great memories

[sallyannedeegan]

When I was a kid...my family went to a lumberjack festival and I watched my Dad climb up that pole...faster than the other men, too. So much fun.

[b.visconti]

Didn't think much of it till I went to one and found how exciting it really is!

[edwardvillate]

My ANCESTORS, from the BASQUE COUNTRY, NORTH SPAIN & SOUTH FRANCE , we're in INDUSTRY even BEFORE, AMERICA was DISCOVERED, it's a very BIG SPORT in that REGION and the ARTESAN 🪓 AXE production is VERY MUCH ‼️😉💯.... A LIVE

[wjcorrinne]

Let’s hear it for Northland College, the home of the Lumberjacks and Lumberjills, it’s about an hour and a half north of Hayward in a city Ashland, on Lake Superior.

[dirtracer]

o thats cool this all started in west virginia.. its also cool that all the stuff theyre doing actually serves practical purposes when actually working, i thought maybe some of it was jus made up to test n showcase a certain skill a lot of work i do is treework but i wouldnt title myself a lumberjack, these dudes r on a whole other level

[Bluesbabesrv]

Who knew sport of lumberjack could be so interesting!

[FhargaZ]

Even my dog had a flannel after the video 😂

[pamelamays]

I used to watch the world lumberjack championships on ESPN. My favorite event the log rolling competition.

[pamelamays]

"I'm a lumberjack and I'm

[jackchitty]

They are called lumber carnivals for a reason. No Mention of Oregon? That seems odd.

[AppalachianLumberjack]

Why do they use metal wedges for their axes the wood ones are so much prettier and more customizable

[krisalexander]

Oh my, lawn bowlers will be so upset.

[steveconn]

Cue Monty Python's gay lumberjack song (please cut down the remaining trees. Not like we need them).

[bryans]

What if one of the men became a lumberjill, that would tip the scales

[eduardocueto]

1:40 si caes el pitillo pierdes, da igual que lances un hacha de 50 kilos al centro atomico, pierdes

[nanodudek]

Why not call them Lumberjackies instead of Lumberjills 🤔?

[PigRipperLAW]

Seems like a waste of good wood. “Things my wife also says”