Yet there remain a few things that truly are worthy of notice. For the first time in recorded history, a woman -- Hannah Linzay-Wade -- has completed the Húsafell carry.
She is thereby rated "full-strength" according to the old test, which dates to Viking-era Iceland.
She is thereby rated "full-strength" according to the old test, which dates to Viking-era Iceland.
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Good for her! (And bravo/brava to anyone who can manage that feat.)
LittleRed1
Not too many get to try, since you have to haul out to Iceland to attempt it. I think there's less than 200 who have been recorded in the attempt. I always wanted to make a strength-stone trip through Scotland and Iceland when I was younger. Instead, almost all my overseas trips were to warzones.
I saw she does a 600lb deadlift. Not to shabby in itself. But as anyone who has messed around with rocks can tell you, getting a grip that you can sustain is one of the hardest parts. Farmers moved out of New England to Ohio and Indiana for very good reason.
I was impressed with her loading technique, which would make it a lot easier to get that stone up in your grip. She lifted the Dinnie stones too, which we often simulate with appropriate weights and similar handles at Strongman competitions. The easiest way to lift them is to lift the lighter one and then use it to counterweight the heavier one until they're both off the ground. She did it the hard way.
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