Montreal reaches peak hipsterdom with axe throwing

Montrealerswaiting for their home micro brewing kit to pay dividends can impress their dates withthe latest in authentic hyperlocal activities axe throwing.

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A new facilitycalled Rage Academy invites people to try the ancient tradition of axe throwing "as a fun pastimerather than as a way of staying alive," according to their website.

The facility is equipped with 11 axe-throwing lanes and different axe throwing techniques are explained by instructors on the spot.

Rage Academy is labeled a great place to bring co-workers for team building activities andfor dates. Teens are even welcomed but the minimum age for this kind of lumberjack training is 13 years old.

Quebec axe throwing expertweighs in

North American axe throwing champion Roger Beaudoin, 94, left his retirement home in Sainte-mlie-de-l'nergie, about an hour and half drive north of Montreal, to test out the space.

Once he got to Rage Academy he gave some advice to the owners Alexander Reverse and Anton Pushkari, thenthrew a few axes until he hit the bullseye.

"I hope that when I'm his age I have the strength to throw axes like him," Pushkari said.

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