page_title: Harri-jasotzaileak
section_title: Rules
hierarchical_section_title: Harri-jasotzaileak / Rules
caption_attribution_description: English: Navarran stone lifter Iñaki Perurena (in black) after an exhibition for the Saint John's fests in Leioa (Lejona), Biscay. Español: El levantador de piedra navarro Iñaki Perurena (de negro) después de una exhibición en las fiestas de San Juan en Lejona - Leioa, Vizcaya. Euskara: Iñaki Perurena (beltzez) nafar harrijasotzailea, Leioako Jon Bataiatzaile Deunaren festetako erakustaldiaren ostean.
context_page_description: Harri-jasotze refers to a popular rural sport in the Basque Country in which stones of various shapes and sizes must be lifted off the ground and onto the shoulder.
  The name is built on the Basque root harri "stone", the verb jaso "to lift", the agentive suffix -tzaile and the plural ending -ak, so literally "stone lifters". It is also known as harri-jasotzea "stone lifting". In Spanish it is called levantamiento de piedra and in French the sport is called leveurs de pierres.
context_section_description: There are four main categories of stone in use today, all of which come with different weights. The weight of the stones is traditionally measured arroba (12.5 kg) but normally given in kg today.
  the zilindroa (cylinder), usually weighing 8, 9 or 10 arroba (100, 112.5 or 125 kg)
  the laukizuzena (rectangular), usually weighing between 10 and 17 arroba (125-212.5 kg)
  the kuboa (cube), usually weighing between 10 and 17 arroba (125-212.5 kg)
  the biribila (round), usually weighing 9 or 10 arroba (112.5 or 125 kg)
  On occasion natural stones are also still used. This can be problematic for lifters of a smaller stature who may not be able to handle the larger, irregular shaped stones.
  The rules are fairly simple, the stone has to be handled so it ends up on the competitors shoulder, at which point it can be dropped onto the pad in front of the harri-jasotzaile. They never lift simultaneously but in sequence and facing each other, not side by side. There are two judges next to him, one to mark the time limit and another to ensure that the stone has been properly lifted. The crowd normally shouts out the number of times the stone has been lifted and the person who lifts the stone most often in the allocated time wins.
  Alternatively, the competition may involving trying to lift a heavier stone that your opponents or to break a record.
  The preferred material for the stones is the so-called harri beltza or black stone, a dark granite quarried near the towns of Zumarraga and Lastur in Gipuzkoa.
caption: Iñaki Perurena in 2008. In the background, cubic and round stones can be seen.
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