A competitor tries to grab a flag as he falls off the "gostra", a wooden pole covered in lard, during the main competition, part of the celebrations on the religious feast day of St Julian, patron of ...

Earl Barnes of Anderson, on leave from serving at Fort Stewart with the U.S. Army, gives his best log toss contest attempt during the 57th annual Hillbilly Day in Mountain Rest on the Fourth of July. ...

Competitors in the greased pole challenge at the Italian Market Festival in 2017 reach the prizes at the top. (Katherine Kuo) While Philly police still want fans to stay on the ground this weekend, ...

PG&E donated and installed two 80-foot wood poles at Cal Poly, it said in a news release. The poles are slated to be used in ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Rock Hall inducted some of music's shining stars Saturday night. Across town, a lesser-known institution paid homage to those who keep the lights shining. The American Public ...

PHILADELPHIA -- Despite the police department's preemptive plan, an application of Crisco was not enough to keep Eagles fans from climbing light poles to celebrate Sunday's big win over the Minnesota ...

ST JULIAN'S, Malta (Reuters) - For more than a century, locals in the small Maltese town of St Julian's have celebrated their patron saint by running up a steeply angled log, smeared with lard, ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Despite the police department's preemptive plan, an application of Crisco was not enough to keep fans from climbing light poles. Video captured one fan climbing a pole in Center ...