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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]
Weight toss (56lbs weight over bar throw) – winner: Bill Kazmaier 17 feet; Steel bar bend – winner: Geoff Capes (only one to bend 11/16" to 5 inch distance) Caber toss – winner: Dave Waddington 40'3" Barrel load (12 barrels each 167 lbs.) – winner: Tom Magee 73 s; Battery hold (65 lbs. at arm's length) – winner: John Gamble 56.7 s
Allan was active in many sports, including football, rugby, cricket and athletics at university and notably as a competitor in the Highland Games circuit, becoming world caber tossing champion in 1972. [5] [2] He performed and recorded as a singer, particularly of bothy ballads. [5] [1] Allan died on 13 December 2023, at the age of 84. [4] [7]
Weight Toss Truck Pull Engine Race Keg Load Battery Hold Bar Bend Squat Deadlift Caber Sumo Pts 1 Bill Kazmaier: United States 10 9 8 10 10 7 9 10 10 6 7 96 2 Geoff Capes: United Kingdom 4 10 10 9 9 4 10 4 4 8 16 88 3 Dave Waddington: United States 6 8 9 8.5 8.5 9 72.5 4 Jerry Hannan United States 8 7 5 8 8.5 68 5 Craig Wolfley: United States 8 ...
Writing for Info, Benn Dunnington gave the Commodore 64 version of World Games three-plus stars out of five and described it as "my least favorite of the series". Stating that slalom skiing was the best event, he concluded that "Epyx does such a nice, consistent job of execution, tho, that it's hard to take off too many points even for such boring material". [12]
World of Warcraft Classic is a 2019 massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment. Running alongside the main version of the game , Classic recreates World of Warcraft in the vanilla state it was in before the release of its first expansion , The Burning Crusade .
The term "caber" derives from the Gaelic word cabar, which refers to a wooden beam. It can be between 16–20 feet (5–6 metres) tall and weigh 90–150 pounds (40–70 kilograms). The primary objective is to toss the caber so that it turns end over end, falling away from the tosser.
Rogue Elephant bar Raw Deadlift – 474.5 kg (1,046 lb) Elephant bar, raw with standard straps (2019 Arnold Strongman Classic) (World Record) [3] [4] → The Heaviest Strongman Raw Deadlift of All-time irrespective of the bar. Hafþór also held the previous world record with 472 kg (1,041 lb) during 2018 Arnold Strongman Classic [5]