Meet Martha King, Pennsylvania's world champion lumberjill

Growing up in Chadds Ford, King operated in her household'& #x 27; s tree maintenance business and jokes that sawdust is in her blood.
But it wasn'& #x 27; t until college that she discovered her love for the sport and followed in her father'& #x 27; s footsteps. "He graduated with a degree in forest science and contended on the Penn State woodsmen group,"" she states. "" I always discovered it fascinating and believed '& #x 27; oh my gosh, this is my possibility.'"&
#x 27;". King has actually because been completing expertly for the previous ten years taking home her 3rd U.S. title at the Stihl Timbersports National Women'& #x 27; s Championships and won first place at the Timbersports International Women'& #x 27; s Cup in Vienna, Austria.
In a sport controlled by males, King is proud to set an example for girls who wish to follow in her footsteps.
"" I don'& #x 27; t look like a lumberjack, however I'& #x 27; m truly effective anything is possible if you want to be disciplined let anyone tell you you'& #x 27; re unsatisfactory,"" she states.