The Scottish caber is usually made from what tree?
Caber toss Caber toss The caber toss is a traditional Scottish athletic event in which competitors toss a large tapered pole called a "caber". It is normally practised at the Scottish Highland Games. In Scotland the caber is usually made from a Larch tree and is typically tall and weighs . The term "caber" derives from the Gaelic word "cabar", which refers to a wooden beam. The person tossing the caber is called a "tosser" or a "thrower". It is said to have developed from the need to toss logs across narrow chasms (in order to cross them), lumberjacks needing to transport
Caber toss logs by throwing them in streams, or by lumberjacks challenging each other to a small contest. The record for most caber tosses in 3 minutes is currently held by Danny Frame (Canadian). He managed to perform 16 successful caber tosses on 20 July 2018 at the Heart of the Valley Festival in Middleton, Nova Scotia, Canada. The primary objective is to toss the caber so that it turns end over end, falling away from the tosser. Ideally it should fall directly away from the tosser in the "12 o'clock" position. The distance thrown is unimportant. The tosser balances the caber