A wood-chopping contest that pushes its participants to the limits of endurance
Competitive wood-chopping has found a place in festivals and fairs around the world, but few do it with more intensity than those in the Basque region of Spain. For more than a hundred years, the Basque people have been coming together to try their hands at the sport known as Aizkolaritza, a wood-chopping contest that pushes the limits of the participants’ endurance while at the same time testing their speed.
