Rolling Escargot ~ Sasuke Ninja Warrior

The Rolling Escargot (ローリングエスカルゴ) is an obstacle featured in the First Stage, debuting in SASUKE 26 as the third obstacle. Much like the Body Prop was to the old Spider Walk, this could be considered a cousin of the Rolling Maruta. A competitor must latch onto a disc, facing said disc, holding onto handles and jamming their feet into toe clips. They then start down the track, which is angled to the left for safety reasons, rotating slowly four times before hitting the bottom and dismounting. This has proven to be a deadly obstacle, as losing one's grip on one of the handles or toe clips briefly is usually enough to cause failure. In its debut, the obstacle eliminated top flight competitors Yamamoto Shingo, Takahashi Kenji and Kanno Hitoshi, as well as two American competitors, Patrick Cusic and Evan Dollard. All in all, it alone eliminated almost half of the field. Some people (such as Yamada Katsumi and Urushihara Yuuji) were forced to stop the obstacle and finish in a more energy draining way. Some competitors (such as Travis Furlanic) have jumped for the mat early to save time.

From SASUKE 27 onward, it became the second obstacle and the toeclips became more closed in footholds. While this modification arguably made the obstacle easier, it still eliminated more people than any other obstacle did in the tournament.