I don't know that I've ever attempted a turn on a 10' caber - they are usually a good bit longer (or at least seem a good bit longer 
). But yes, the weight and height standards cited are spot on.
So, true....with a caveat: The NASGA says that there is no determined height or weight of the caber, just that half the competitors can turn it; the SSAA says "The caber is a tapered log approximately 19 feet long and weighing 100 to 130 pounds (These weights and measurements vary at different games depending on the field of athletes and the terrain)" (http://www.thessaaa.org/rules.htm). So it depends on the ruling body, as well. Further, from Ancient Worlds (http://www.ancientworlds.net/aw/Post/601319 ) "The caber is a tapered wooden pole, anywhere from 16 to 22 feet long, weighing between 100 and 180 pounds."
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