Originally posted by Hangtime 
More info.. a caber toss?? And what's that all about? 
 thats where the guy throws a telephone pole basically. a giant 30 foot hundred's of pounds log.
they start balancing it, and run forward, then heave it as far as they can, it usually goes 1 end into the ground, then flips over.
IIRC the better the flip and the better the distance wins
 heres a pic sort of:
 
 
turns out the winner has the pole facing and pointing himself the best.