The first written evidence of the Cheese Rolling event dates from 1826, but the tradition was established long before, perhaps as a Pagan harvest ritual. The race involves hordes of fearless competitors chasing a 3.5kg Double Gloucester cheese down a death-defyingly-steep hill.
Slippery slope ... the slope has a gradient in places of 1-in-2 and in others 1-in-1, its surface is very rough and uneven and it is almost impossible to remain on foot for the descent
Unprotected ... a naked man chases the cheese as it races away from competitors.
Down they come ... rolling down the hill
Slippery slope ... the slope has a gradient in places of 1-in-2 and in others 1-in-1, its surface is very rough and uneven and it is almost impossible to remain on foot for the descent
Unprotected ... a naked man chases the cheese as it races away from competitors.
Down they come ... rolling down the hill
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