Competitors Risk Life And Limb Chasing Cheese

COOPERS HILL, ENGLAND - MAY 31: Competitors including former New Zealand rugby league player Matthew Ridge (front) hurl themselves down a near vertical slope in pursuit of a double Gloucester cheese on May 31, 2004 in Gloucerstershire, England. The annual tradition which is thought to date back to Roman times, draws competitors from far afield to race the cheese down the slope. Injuries are commonplace, even forcing the cancelation of the event in the past, and the reward for the winner ? they get to take home the cheese. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)