The Rodeo featured 290 teams and 364 apprentices competing in pole climbs, rescue, and mystery events, emphasizing safety and skill in line work. Weather conditions shifted from storm forecasts to fog ...
The International Lineman's Rodeo has evolved into a family affair, with lineworkers and their families traveling to Kansas City to explore the area attractions. On the day of the competition, however ...
BONNER SPRINGS, Kan. — This is Tom Swayne’s 26th and final year competing at the International Lineman’s Rodeo. He and hundreds of other linemen, who install and maintain power lines across the ...
LEFT: From left, apprentice linemen Zach Fox, Devin Richards and Jakob Weder will be participating in the 2025 International Lineman’s Rodeo next week in Kansas. RIGHT: Weder practices climbing down a ...