France’s oldest lumberjack contest puts axe skills to the test
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.
With recent editions drawing around 2,000 spectators, the competition keeps a traditional logging skill alive even as chainsaws and mechanical harvesters have transformed modern forestry.
Last updated: 6 minutes ago 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.
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