“Ax Men” star Gabe Rygaard, 45, passed away in a three-car wreck west of Port Angeles, Wash., on September 16, Peninsula Daily News reports. Rygaard was killed at 9:22 a.m. on U.S. Highway 101 and the ...

On Ax Men on History, one of the featured families are the Rygaard clan. Their company is a powerhouse in the logging industry, but the loss of Gabe Rygaard right in the middle of the prime of his ...

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles-based Rygaard Logging will look to defend its “Ax Men” crown as the third season of the hit reality logging show begins today. The first episode of “Ax Men” airs on the ...

Turns out that the Pacific Northwest doesn't have a monopoly on risky timber business. There are many ways to die on the mountain. Anybody who watched the first two seasons of History's knows that.

PORT ANGELES –Logging is more than a job. It’s a way of life. Just ask Gabe Rygaard, president — and TV celebrity — of Port Angeles-based Rygaard Logging. “I was driving a bulldozer by the time I was ...