The "Ax Men" Season 5 is back, and the loggers are bigger, badder and tougher than ever. History Channel's "Ax Men" is the first ever non-fiction series about the treacherous life of Pacific Northwest timber cutters. Going deeper into the forest, high into the sky and even down into the sea, the new season follows two leading teams from last season along with three new companies, racing to fall the most timber during logging's most dangerous season.
For more than a hundred years, larger than life
Season 4 champs, Papac Logging, are back for "Ax Men" Season 5 on a remote Alaskan island to defend their title. But with an unruly crew and competition from all directions, Mike Papac knows that it's easier to make it to the top than to stay there. In Washington, father-and-son team Gabe and Craig Rygaard return with a plan to double their production ... but it may double their troubles as well. In Oregon, Levi Brown is forming his own company of young guns, but first he has to convince his investors that they have what it takes to play with the big boys. From Montana comes newcomers Siderius Logging — a group of opinionated and charismatic cowboys who want to show the world that they can beat the West Coast guys at their own game.
Down south, Shelby "Swamp Man" Stanga is back with a revolving crew of assistants — wife Donna, cousin Belinda and a guy named "The Hog Man" — proving that the only thing more unpredictable than a day in the swamp is a day with these characters. Way down upon the Suawanee River, the father-son team Jimmy and James Smith return to go another round with Patrick "Pond Bear" Swilley and rival, Uncle Buck.
Danger is a full-time job, as these brave men put everything on the line each and every day to retrieve the timber with which we build our country. Snapped cables, runaway logs and razor-sharp chainsaws are just some of the dangers that threaten their lives daily. Even with new technology that should make the job easier, it all boils down to the toughness and perseverance of the logging crews. Anything and everything can and does go wrong. Not everyone will survive, but those who do will earn their place in a long line of men who call themselves "Ax Men."
"Ax Men" is produced for History by Original Productions. Executive producer for History is Russ McCarroll. Executive producers for Original Productions are Thom Beers, Philip D. Segal, Jeff Conroy and Sarah Whalen.
For more than a hundred years, larger than life
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characters, many of whom are members of logging families who go back to the time when the West was being settled – have spent their days among towering trees and powerful machines and their nights in outposts far from the comforts of civilization. "Ax Men" tells the remarkable story, detailing the history of the logging industry and how technology has transformed life for today's logger, while the struggle of man versus nature stays the same.Season 4 champs, Papac Logging, are back for "Ax Men" Season 5 on a remote Alaskan island to defend their title. But with an unruly crew and competition from all directions, Mike Papac knows that it's easier to make it to the top than to stay there. In Washington, father-and-son team Gabe and Craig Rygaard return with a plan to double their production ... but it may double their troubles as well. In Oregon, Levi Brown is forming his own company of young guns, but first he has to convince his investors that they have what it takes to play with the big boys. From Montana comes newcomers Siderius Logging — a group of opinionated and charismatic cowboys who want to show the world that they can beat the West Coast guys at their own game.
Down south, Shelby "Swamp Man" Stanga is back with a revolving crew of assistants — wife Donna, cousin Belinda and a guy named "The Hog Man" — proving that the only thing more unpredictable than a day in the swamp is a day with these characters. Way down upon the Suawanee River, the father-son team Jimmy and James Smith return to go another round with Patrick "Pond Bear" Swilley and rival, Uncle Buck.
Danger is a full-time job, as these brave men put everything on the line each and every day to retrieve the timber with which we build our country. Snapped cables, runaway logs and razor-sharp chainsaws are just some of the dangers that threaten their lives daily. Even with new technology that should make the job easier, it all boils down to the toughness and perseverance of the logging crews. Anything and everything can and does go wrong. Not everyone will survive, but those who do will earn their place in a long line of men who call themselves "Ax Men."
"Ax Men" is produced for History by Original Productions. Executive producer for History is Russ McCarroll. Executive producers for Original Productions are Thom Beers, Philip D. Segal, Jeff Conroy and Sarah Whalen.
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