Crazy Cliffhanger

Postado Saturday, 24 May 2014

The Crazy Cliffhanger 「クレイジー·クリフハンガー」is the 4th variation and the 6th version of the Cliff Hanger obstacle introduced in the SASUKE RISING (28th competition). This version is similar to the cliff hanger in the 9-17th competitions. However the third ledge is a lot smaller (similar to the 5th ledge of the Ultimate Cliff Hanger) than what the old Cliff Hanger's 3rd ledge was. Then the competitor must gain momentum and jump from the 3rd ledge to the 4th ledge which is behind them, similar to the Spider Flip. Unlike the last ledges of the Shin-Cliff and Ultimate Cliff Hangers, the width of the final ledge of the Crazy Cliff Hanger remains the same as the other ledges making the transfer harder.

Crazy Cliffhanger, SASUKE RISING @ SASUKE 28

SASUKE Competitions

Stage: Third Stage

First: SASUKE 28

Total: 3 Competition

First Attempt: SASUKE 28, Asa Kazuma

First Clear: SASUKE 29, Morimoto Yusuke

Crazy Cliffhanger (view from the front)

Asa Kazuma attempt to jump from the 3rd ledge to 4th ledge

Morimoto Yusuke before his attempt at SASUKE 29

Morimoto Yusuke's transition from the 2nd ledge to the 3rd ledge

Morimoto Yusuke successfully jump from 3rd ledge to the 4th ledge thus, become the first person to beat the Crazy Cliffhanger

Morimoto Yusuke celebrate after he successfully clear the Crazy Cliffhanger at SASUKE 29

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Iron Paddler

Postado Friday, 26 July 2013

The Iron Paddler (アイアンパドラー) was introduced in SASUKE RISING as the second Third Stage obstacle. It consists of a bar with two dips for handles held on a scaffolding by the competitors' waists, with the ends of the bar having a circular shape to revolve. To complete the obstacle, competitors must hold themselves up using the bar and roll it to the end of the 5 meter scaffolding using the handles, much like the Arm Bike except that the rolling bar is by the competitors' waists thus being the first Third Stage obstacle to strain the triceps specifically. Although no one failed the obstacle, it proved to be very difficult as all who completed it appeared sapped of energy and showed signs of struggling throughout the obstacle. In fact, all competitors in SASUKE 28 failed the next obstacle, the Crazy Cliffhanger, while three of the four competitors failed the Crazy Cliffhanger in SASUKE 29.

The Iron Paddler, SASUKE 28

SASUKE Competitions

Stage: Third Stage

First: SASUKE 28

Total: 2 Competition

First Attempt: SASUKE 28, Asa Kazuma

First Clear: SASUKE 28, Asa Kazuma

Takahashi Kenji before he clear The Iron Paddler at SASUKE 29

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Ultimate Cliffhanger

Postado Saturday, 1 June 2013

The fifth version of the Cliffhanger came after Urushihara's completion of the course in SASUKE 24. It has been renamed once again, this time to the Ultimate Cliffhanger (アルティメットクリフハンガー) to emphasize its redesign. It is by far the largest and longest Cliffhanger to date, with a total of six ledges, double of any previous version. The obstacle first consists of two ledges. The first is 2m and on a 24° angle and requires competitors to climb right, with a gap of 20 cm, the next is also 2m and is on a 12° angle, requiring competitors to climb left. After that there is a 60 cm upwards vertical gap to the third ledge which is 3.2m long. Competitors must then cross a 90 cm horizontal gap to another 1.2m ledge. At the end of that, they must jump and catch themselves on a small 15 cm ledge. From there, they must swing to the final 2m ledge and traverse that to complete the obstacle.

In its first tournament, SASUKE 25, the obstacle proved to be unbelievably difficult. All four competitors who attempted it failed before any could even touch the third ledge. In SASUKE 26 the third ledge was lowered to make the transition from the angled ledges easier but this resulted in making the transition to the fourth ledge much harder. To compensate for what would have been a 1.2 meter gap between the third and fourth ledges, the third ledge was also lengthened slightly to make it a gap more similar to the gap between the second and third ledges of the second cliffhanger. Also a large sheet of metal was placed at the base of the obstacle in order to hide the metal supports that were visible in SASUKE 25. Li En Zhi and Okuyama Yoshiyuki, in their second attempts, made it to the end of the fourth ledge but failed while building momentum to swing to the small fifth ledge.

In SASUKE 27, the obstacle was moved from its previous position as the fourth obstacle to the third obstacle. As a result, it was finally conquered by Hashimoto Koji in his second attempt and also completed by eventual Finalist Matachi Ryo and eventual two-time champion Urushihara Yuuji, both their first attempts of the obstacle. The obstacle was nearly cleared by David Campbell as well but his grip gave way on the final ledge, moments before he could reach the other side.