Video. France’s oldest lumberjack contest puts axe skills to the test
- Around 60 competitors gathered in Chamrousse on Sunday 9 August for France’s 73rd competitive lumberjacking championship, racing to cut through logs by hand with axes in a test of speed, accuracy and endurance.
- Timekeepers stopped the clock as each section finally broke free, with the fastest run of the day recorded at 4.49 seconds.
- The championship has been held at the Alpine resort south-east of Grenoble since 1953, preserving a tradition closely tied to the region’s forestry history.
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- Around 60 competitors gathered in Chamrousse on Sunday 9 August for France’s 73rd competitive lumberjacking championship, racing to cut through logs by hand with axes in a test of speed, accuracy and endurance.
- Timekeepers stopped the clock as each section finally broke free, with the fastest run of the day recorded at 4.49 seconds.
- The championship has been held at the Alpine resort south-east of Grenoble since 1953, preserving a tradition closely tied to the region’s forestry history.
Sources: Euronews