Arctic Ear Pull

Two competitors sit facing each other with a loop of cord placed around one ear of each participant.

Both competitors lean back slowly, applying steady tension to the cord looped around their ears.

Sudden jerking is avoided in favor of controlled, gradually increasing pressure to test endurance rather than strength alone.

A competitor who releases the cord due to discomfort, or whose loop slips off, ends that round.

Competitors may switch ears between rounds, and whoever wins the majority of an agreed number of rounds takes the match.