The goal is to climb a greased pole with a ham on top.

Other traditions included climbing a greased pole, feasting and drinking competitions.

As she passed near to the greased pole, young Sam the Squirrel moved like lightning.

It carried him over the top 55 of the greased pole.

The greased poles were a nightmare and had been proved so.

The Pearl slipped into the flow as effortlessly as a slide down a greased pole.

The object is to reach the end by walking along the heavily greased pole, although in recent years sliding has become the preferred method.

During this time, many young men try their luck at walking down a greased, wooden pole in the middle of Gloucester Harbor.

The idea is to run out on the heavily greased pole and try to grab the flag before slipping and falling into the water.

No one left in Broom was nimble enough to climb the greased pole, so that had been canceled as well.