Nikolai Kitaguchi stayed put at tag #1 with a 74, one stroke ahead of his own 76 average and level with the field, so the clipboard has a score but no round rating to rank it by. The ponderosa ledger doesn't need a rating to keep counting seasons. Pragmatic verdict: he held the top rung on a quiet Wednesday at the Fort, and the Green Return brought no drama beyond the new oak scrub.
Felled Trunk
Wednesdays at the Fort·Competition group The Sawtooth Syndicate·
All-In · only the number moves
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2 EVENTS
Season Arc · Wednesdays at the Fort
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#1Now
#1Best
#2Started
2Weeks
All-In league: Felled Trunk stays with its holder — only its number moves with each week's standings.
Character Sheet
AI-written · FATE styleHigh ConceptFelled Giant, Unbroken Legacy
TroubleToo Proud To Yield To The Saw
Rings Remember Every Mountain Season
My Grain Marks Me Different
The Crew Fell Me For The Win
The burn scar's controlled opening along hole fourteen revealed a fallen ponderosa previously hidden by overgrown scrub—its rings documented decades of mountain seasons before the 2010 fire, and the crew recognized in its felled mass a symbol of what collective intervention accomplishes.
Massive fallen tree rendered in dramatic woodcut style with concentric ring patterns visible at the cut face, tool marks from double-bit axes and crosscut saws along the trunk surface, placed against deep negative space suggesting mountain sky.
Celebrating the Sawtooth Syndicate's ultimate achievement—the felling of giants through coordinated effort, marking the rare Wednesday when individual glory serves collective purpose and the northern Arizona team benefits accordingly.
Season Story
narrated by FlippyNikolai Kitaguchi moved from tag #2 to #1, gaining one place on the ladder; with score and rating unavailable, the clipboard has no round verdict to file. The ponderosa’s rings can keep counting seasons, while this episode’s measurable plot is one clean rung upward.
The ponderosa came down in 2010, but the crew found it in '25 — a scarred giant that outlasted the fire that felled it. The rings count decades of mountain seasons; the axes mark the work that cleared the way. Tag #2 doesn't care about your narrative. It cares that you show up and swing.
The ponderosa fell in 2010, but it took a 2025 crew to give it meaning. Tag #2 doesn't care about your backhand form or your disc collection. It wants to see if you'll swing the axe when the work needs doing. Nikolai's name is on the ledger now — the rings count decades, and the counting starts fresh with him.
Nikolai Kitaguchi opens his season at tag #2; round rating and score are unavailable, so the booth has no statistical verdict to dress up as drama. In this week’s Knot Contest, the Felled Trunk’s ledger gets its first ink beside his name—rings remember the seasons, but this is simply his starting placement.
See where Nikolai Kitaguchi sits in the competition group.Updated after every finalized round
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