From champion choppers and limber logrollers to a pole climbing world record, these lumberjacks (and jills) were a cut above the competition.
The Axemen Cometh: Scenes From the Lumberjack World Championships 2013
Tim Gruber and Jenn Ackerman for TIME
Matt Cogar, 25, competes in the men's underhand block chop. Cogar took second in the event with a time of 23.71 seconds. In the Underhand Block Chop, competitors slice through an aspen log 12 inches in diameter and 28 inches long. The first contender to sever the log wins.