Irvine, UK. 25th Aug 2018. Climbing the greasy pole, a 10 metre telegraph pole covered in axle grease, is one of the public's favourite competitions of the annual Marymass Festival in Irvine, Ayrshire, UK. The competitors have to climb the pole in the quickest time possible and remove a bag containing a ham leg tied to the year's winner, Cameron Affleck from Irvine just failed to beat his own record of 1 minute 46 seconds but still was awarded the ham leg as a prize. Credit: Findlay/Alamy Live News
Irvine, UK. 25th Aug 2018. Climbing the greasy pole, a 10 metre telegraph pole covered in axle grease, is one of the public's favourite competitions of the annual Marymass Festival in Irvine, Ayrshire, UK. The competitors have to climb the pole in the quickest time possible and remove a bag containing a ham leg tied to the year's winner, Cameron Affleck, age 33 from Irvine just failed to beat his own record of 1 minute 46 seconds but still was awarded the ham leg as a prize. Credit: Findlay/Alamy Live News
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