The Soritatsu Kabe (そり立つ壁), called the Warped Wall on English broadcasts, is one of the oldest and more difficult obstacles in SASUKE history. Introduced in SASUKE 5, the Soritatsu Kabe has been in every SASUKE tournament since then with the exception of SASUKE 18 where the Great Wall took its place. Its function is simple: Competitors must scale a concave quarter-pipe by running up and grabbing the top of the wall. However, this has proven to be one of the most difficult obstacles in history as every one of the SASUKE All-Stars and most top competitors have failed there. Aside from Yamamoto Shingo, the All-Stars have all failed here at least once.
The Soritatsu Kabe is one of the most iconic obstacles in the show's history, showing up everywhere from Muscle Park to several American Ninja Challenge events, including both American Ninja Warrior tournaments. Many competitors (including four of the All-Stars) have built this in their backyards to help train. However in American Ninja Challenge/Warrior versions, there are two differences to SASUKE version. First, the wall is just 14 foot tall and secondly, competitors have just three attempts to complete it.
Interestingly, if the competitor went off the obstacle, as Takeda Toshihiro did in SASUKE 7, they would be allowed to climb back up to the obstacle and try again without disqualification, meaning that there is no possible way to fail here other than running out of time.
Yamamoto Shingo on Soritatsu Kabe
G4 Name: Warped Wall
SASUKE Competitions
Stage: First Stage
First: SASUKE 5
Last: SASUKE 28
Total: 23 Competitions
First Attempt: SASUKE 5, Akimoto Kōzo
First Clear: SASUKE 5, Yoshinaga Katsumi
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List of Sasuke Obstacles
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