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In Scotland, the caber is usually made from a larch tree, and it can be between 16–20 feet (5–6 metres) tall and weigh 90–150 pounds (40–70 kilograms). [1] [2] The term "caber" derives from the Gaelic word cabar, which refers to a wooden beam. [1] The person tossing the caber is called a "tosser" or a "thrower". [3]
The judging of Caber toss might be deceptive. The straightest end-over-end toss scores highest. If the caber lands on its end but falls back towards the thrower, the score is lower than for any end-over-end throw, but is based upon the maximum vertical angle that the caber achieved (side-judging may involve a second judge).
The caber toss event involves tossing a 22-foot-long spruce log weighing about 125 lbs. The stone thrower event involves hurling a 25-lb. rock shot-put style. The 28-lb. and 56-lb. weight throw events involves using a one-handed throw to heave an iron block with iron ring attached.
Sean Betz won both the hammer and 28-lb weight for distance. Zijlstra won the Famous Grouse Challenge Caber and Arsjo beat Rider in the pole push. The 56-lb weight for height saw no-one reach 17' and was a three-way tie for first place between Arsjo, Wenta and Zijlstra.
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In addition, the children at the festival can also have the chance to practice their own skills at traditional Highland games. Competitions include the hammer throw, weight toss, caber toss, sheaf toss, Highland wrestling, kilted mile run, and the clan tug of war. Traditionally the first events of the games are the marathon and the bear.
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The two books (The Scottish Highland Games in America by Emily Anne Donaldson; Sports and Games of Medieval Cultures by Sally E. D. Wilkins) I've found say 90-150 lbs, with one of them specifying that a caber the article describes (19ft 175lbs) is considered a challenge caber (specifically that a 19ft 160lbs caber is a challenge caber).