Dave Jewett beat New Zealander Jason Wynyard, who won 16 straight world lumberjack titles. ... Jewett flirted with the idea of walking away from the sport. ...

It was a bold move for a few reasons, the first being that he was walking away from his status as the best speed climber in the world. The key word for Hart, however, was walking.

When I learned his name, that's when the memory returned of the 2006 West Texas Fair & Rodeo and the crazy lumberjack show from that year. Duffy was part of the "Iron Jack" team, holding ...