IT ONLY SEEMS RIGHT TO GIVE THIS
EVENT SOME MUCH-NEEDED BUZZ.
JOINING ME, ROB SHEER.
TELL US WHAT’S HAPPENING AT
LUMBERJACK BOWL.
SEAN DUFFY, THERE IS A LOT GOING
ON HERE.
IT’S THE LUMBERJACK WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP.
THERE ARE ATHLETES FROM AROUND
THE WORLD, AUSTRALIA,
NEW ZEALAND, EUROPE, THE UNITED
STATES.
THEY ARE ALL GATHERED HERE TO
COMPETE.
I DON’T KNOW HOW MANY TITLES
THEY WILL BE GIVING AWAY.
BUT IT’S OVER 20.
ONE OF THEM IS A 90-FOOT TREE
CLIMB THAT YOU KNOW ALL ABOUT.
SEAN: YOU AND I COMPETED IN
THIS.
LET’S GO TO THE CLIMB IT MIGHT
BE OFF TO YOUR LEFT.
TELL US WHAT THIS IS AS WE SEE
THE CLIMBER GO.
>> THIS IS CAM RAN GREEN AND
HE’S ONE OF THE CLIMBERS.
HE’S DOING A 60-FOOT TRADITIONAL
CLIMB.
UP 60 FEET IN THE AIR, THEN
COMING BACK DOWN TO EARTH, AND
THEY HAVE TO TOUCH EVERY 15 FEET
ON THE WAY BACK DOWN.
SEAN: CAMERON IS TAKING HIS TIME
A LITTLE BIT.
13, 14 SECONDS GO ALL THE WAY UP
AND IT’S A RACE TO COME BACK DOWN.
WHAT EQUIPMENT IS BEING USED ON
THE SHOPPING DOCK.
>> WE HAVE ALL KINDS OF
DIFFERENT SKILL EVENTS THAT WE
HAVE TO HAVE TOOLS WE USE.
IN A RODEO WE HAVE ROPES AND
SADDLES.
BUT HERE AT THE LUMBERJACK
CHAMPIONSHIPS, WE HAVE AXES,
CLIMBING GEAR, SPIKED SHOES WE
USE TO ROLL ON LOGS, AXES WE
THROW 20 FEET THROUGH THE AIR
AND STRIKE A TARGET.
THE COMPETITIONS, THE HOT SAWS
CUT THROUGH I THINK IT WORLD
RECORD WAS JUST SET NOT HERE BUT
IT’S 4.53 SECONDS.
THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT
TOOLS WE USE HERE.
IT’S INCREDIBLE.
>> I’M SITTING AT HOME WATCHING
YOU FROM LUMBERJACK WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIPS.
I AM THINKING I HAVE GOT A
400-POUNDS GUY WITH AN AXE AND A
BEARD, IS THAT THE KIND OF
COMPETITOR YOU HAVE?
>> I DON’T WANT TO SLIGHT THOSE
BIG GUYS PUSHING 300 POUNDS.
BUT IT’S AN ATHLETIC ENDEAVOR.
YOU CAN’T ROLL ON LOGS FOR 15-20
MINUTES AT A TIME WITHOUT BEING
ARTS LETTIC.
YOU CAN’T RUN UP A TREE WITHOUT
BEING ATHLETIC.
TAKING 30 SECONDS OR LESS TO DO
A CHOP, BUT THEY ARE USING EVERY
BIT OF THEIR BODIES FROM THEIR
FINGERTIPS DOWN TO THEIR TOES.
IT’S ALL ABOUT MOTION AND POWER
AND CADENCE AND SPEED.
BUT IT’S ALSO ABOUT PRECISION.
WHEN YOU TAKE A RAZOR-SHARP AXE
AND PUT IT INTO A PIECE OF WOOD,
YOU WANT THE SAME PATH AT THE
LAST HIT.
THAT’S HOW YOU GET THROUGH IT SO
FAST.
BUT THERE ARE BIG PEOPLE AND
THERE ARE LITTLE GUYS, TOO.
SEAN: I HAVE SEEN SOME OF THE
BEST ATHLETES IN LUMBERJACK
SPORTS, GREAT ATHLETES IN VERY
GOOD SHAPE.
YOU ARE THE CEO OF LUMBERJACK
SPORTS INTERNATIONAL.
QUICKLY TELL ME WHAT THAT IS AND
WHAT IT’S ABOUT.
>> WHEN I WAS A YOUNG MAN IN MY
EARLY 20s, I SAW THE SPORT
GROWING.
THERE WASN’T LOT OF PRODUCTION
ELEMENT TONIGHT AND THERE
WEREN’T A LOT OF COMPANIES
PRODUCING IT.
I FIGURES OUT HOW TO MAKE IT
MOBILE.
WE ENDED UP WITH FIVE UNITS
AROUND THE WORLD.
WE DEVELOPED SHOW SITES.
DID A LOT OF WORK WITH ESPN, THE
OUTDOOR CHANNEL, AND GOT THE
SPORT OUT IN FRONT OF THE
AUDIENCES.
YOUR BEING HERE AND YOUR HISTORY
HERE IS A TESTAMENT TO THIS
SPORT.
YOU WORKED WITH ME FOR 15 YEARS
DURING THAT WHOLE PERIOD.
THE SPORT HAS GROWN SO MUCH
AROUND THE WORLD.
AND I HAD A PLEASURE OF MAKING
MY CAREER AS A LUMBERJACK
COMPETITOR AND PRODUCER.
>> I WOULD SAY YOU AND I COME
MEET ON THOSE 90-FOOT TREES.
IT’S A RAUCOUS COMPETITION.
IT’S PART OF OUR HISTORY.
NOW TRANSFORMED INTO A
MODERN-DAY SPORT.
THANKS FOR JOINING ME TONIGHT ON
FOX"FOX BUSINESS TONIGHT."
YOU CAN CATCH ME TOMORROW