Trial of strength at 2,000 meters altitude: Celtic wrestling in Austria

Every year around St. Jacob's Day, men from Austria's Salzburg region grapple with each other in a natural arena at the top of the Hundstein mountain in a traditional martial arts contest - the Hundstoa, or Jakobi Ranggeln. [Source]

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