List of American Ninja Warrior obstacles (Season Appearances)

The following is a list of obstacles in American Ninja Warrior's stages. The obstacles are listed by G4 & NBC obstacle names, with the American Ninja competitions it appeared in right next to it.

To see a graphical representation of obstacles in each competition, please visit the List of American Ninja Warrior obstacles.

City Qualifiers/Qualifiers

 * Quintuple Steps (1, 5-7)
 * Rope Swing (1-2)
 * Barrel Roll (1)
 * Spider Wall (1)
 * Pipe Slider (1, 4 Northwest)
 * Replaced by the Devil Steps in 4 Northwest Finals
 * Warped Wall (1-14)
 * In 10-14, competitors decide whether they will attempt the Warped Wall or the Mega Wall, rules may vary in each season
 * Quad Steps (2-4)
 * Bridge of Blades (2-3, 4 Midwest and Mid-south, 6 St. Louis)
 * Spider Jump (2)
 * Jumping Bars (2-3, 4 Northeast)
 * Log Grip (3-4, 6 Dallas, 7 Pittsburgh, 8 Philadelphia)
 * Jump Hang (3-4, 6 Miami, 7 San Pedro)
 * Spinning Log (4 Southwest and Northwest, 6 Denver,7 Houston, 13 EP 1 and 3)
 * Devil Steps (4 Southwest, 6 Denver, 7 Pittsburgh)
 * Curtain Slider (4 Midwest, 6 Miami)
 * Bungee Bridge (4 Northeast and Southeast)
 * Wall Lift (4 Northeast and Southeast)
 * Rope Junction (4 Mid-south)
 * Swing Circle (4 Southeast)
 * Frame Slider (5 Venice)
 * Domino Hill (5 Venice)
 * Floating Chains (5 Venice)
 * Flying Nunchucks (5 Venice)
 * Replaced by the Trapeze Swing in 5 Venice Finals
 * Downhill Jump (5 Baltimore)
 * Prism Tilt (5 Baltimore)
 * Swing Jump (5 Baltimore, 6 Dallas)
 * Utility Pole Slider (5 Miami)
 * Balance Bridge (5 Miami)
 * Slider Jump (5 Miami)
 * Monkey Peg (5 Miami, 6 Venice)
 * Rolling Log (5 Denver, 6 St. Louis, 7 Orlando, 8 Indianapolis, 9 Cleveland)
 * Rotating Bridge (5 Denver)
 * Jump Hang Kai (5 Denver)
 * Grip Hang (5 Denver)
 * Spinning Wheel (6 Venice)
 * Slack Ladder (6 Venice)
 * Jumping Bars into Cargo Net (6 Venice)
 * Tilting Table (6 Dallas, 7 Venice)
 * Ring Toss (6 Dallas)
 * Rope Swing into Cargo Net (6 St. Louis)
 * Double Tilt Ladder (6 St. Louis, 7 Orlando)
 * Downhill Pipe Drop (6 Miami)
 * Dancing Stones (6 Miami)
 * Cat Grab (6 Denver)
 * Spikes into Cargo (6 Denver)
 * Mini Silk Slider (7 Venice)
 * Spin Cycle (7 Venice, 8 Atlanta)
 * Hourglass Drop (7 Venice)
 * Big Dipper (7 Kansas City, 8 Atlanta)
 * Floating Tiles (7 Kansas CIty)
 * Modified Ring Toss (7 Kansas City)
 * Bungee Road (7 Kansas City)
 * Tilting Slider (7 Houston)
 * Cargo Crossing (7 Houston)
 * Swinging Spikes (7 Houston, 8 Indianapolis)
 * Paddle Boards (7 Orlando, 8 Philadelphia, 9 Denver)
 * Tire Swing (7 Orlando, 8 Oklahoma)
 * Snake Crossing (7 Pittsburgh)
 * Wind Chimes (7 Pittsburgh)
 * Log Runner (7 San Pedro, 8 Oklahoma, 13 EP 4-5, 14 EP 3-4)
 * Monkey Pegs (7 San Pedro)
 * I-Beam Cross (7 San Pedro, 8 Los Angeles)
 * Floating Steps (8-10)
 * Replaced by the Archer Steps in 10 City Finals
 * Tick Tock (8 Los Angeles)
 * Escalator (8 Los Angeles)
 * Ring Jump (8 Los Angeles, 9 Cleveland, 10 Minneapolis)
 * Replaced by the Sky Hooks in 10 Minneapolis Finals
 * Block Run (8 Atlanta, 9 Los Angeles, 10 Minneapolis, 11 Atlanta, 13 EP 4-5)
 * Pipe Fitter (8 Atlanta, 9 San Antonio)
 * Fly Wheels (8 Indianapolis, 9 Los Angeles, 10 Miami, 11 Oklahoma)
 * Replaced by the Cannonball Drop in 10 Miami Finals
 * Disc Runner (8 Indianapolis)
 * Ring Swing (8 Oklahoma, 9 Denver, 11 Cincinnati)
 * Bar Hop (8 Oklahoma, 9 Kansas City)
 * Wall Drop (8 Philadelphia)
 * Rolling Thunder (8 Philadelphia, 9 Daytona)
 * Cannonball Drop (9 Los Angeles, 10 Indianapolis)
 * Replaced by the Fly Wheels in 10 Indianapolis Finals
 * Battering Ram (9 Los Angeles, 10 Minneapolis)
 * Tic Toc 9 San Antonio)
 * Spinning Bridge (9 San Antonio, 10 Los Angeles, 11 Cincinnati, 12 EP 3)
 * Sky Hooks (9 San Antonio, 10 Los Angeles)
 * Replaced by the Flying Shelf Grab in 10 Los Angeles Finals
 * Rolling Pin (9 Daytona)
 * Wingnuts (9 Daytona, 10 Philadelphia, 11 Cincinnati)
 * Broken Bridge (9 Daytona, 10 Philadelphia, 11 Seattle-Tacoma, 13 EP 2)
 * Hang Glider (9 Kansas City)
 * Broken Pipes (9 Kansas City)
 * Crank It Up (9 Kansas City, 10 Dallas, 11 Baltimore)
 * Razor's Edge (9 Cleveland, 10 Miami)
 * I-Beam Gap (9 Cleveland)
 * Bouncing Spider (9 Denver, 10 Dallas,11 Atlanta)
 * Rail Runner (9 Denver)
 * Catch & Release (10 Dallas)
 * Tuning Forks (10 Dallas)
 * Replaced by the Broken Bridge in 10 Dallas Finals
 * Mega Wall (10-14)
 * Competitors decide whether they will attempt the Warped Wall or the Mega Wall, rules may vary in each season
 * This obstacle can only be attempted in City Qualifiers
 * Jumper Cables (10 Los Angeles)
 * Doorknob Drop (10 Los Angeles)
 * Ring Turn (10 Miami)
 * Slippery Summit (10 Miami)
 * Wheel Flip (10 Indianapolis)
 * Spin Hopper (10 Indianapolis, 11 Los Angeles)
 * Spinning Bowties (10 Philadelphia)
 * Lightning Bolts (10 Philadelphia, 11 Seattle-Tacoma)
 * Double Twister (10 Minneapolis, 11 Baltimore)
 * Diamond Dash (10 Minneapolis, 11 Los Angeles)
 * Shrinking Steps (11-14)
 * Walk the Plank (11 Los Angeles)
 * Spring Forward (11 Los Angeles)
 * Off the Hook (11 Atlanta)
 * Ferris Wheel (11 Atlanta, 12 EP 2-3)
 * Wing Swing (11 Oklahoma)
 * Diving Boards (11 Oklahoma)
 * Coconut Climb (11 Oklahoma)
 * Lunatic Ledges (11 Seattle-Tacoma, 12 EP 2-3)
 * Barrel Roll (11 Seattle-Tacoma)
 * Dangerous Curves (11 Baltimore)
 * Hazard Cones (11 Baltimore)
 * Slingshot (11 Cincinnati, 12 EP 1)
 * Weight for It (12 EP 1, 13 EP 2)
 * Ring Chaser (12 EP 1-2)
 * Rib Run (12 EP 1-2)
 * Beehive (12 EP 3)
 * Sideways (12 EP 4, 13 EP 5)
 * Overpass (13 EP 1 and 3, 14 EP 2)
 * Domino Effect (13 EP 1 and 3, 14 EP 1-2)
 * Tipping Point (13 EP 1-2)
 * V Formation (13 EP 1-2)
 * Burn Rubber (13 EP 2, 14 EP 3)
 * Air Surfer (13 EP 3-4)
 * Pretzel Twist (13 EP 3-4)
 * Double Down (13 EP 4-5)
 * Tilt-A-Whirl (13 EP 5)
 * Rollercoaster (14 EP 1 and 3)
 * Serpent (14 EP 1-2)
 * Carnival (14 EP 1-2)
 * Salmon Roll (14 EP 1 and 3)
 * Piston Plunge (14 EP 2)
 * Kickboards (14 EP 3-4)
 * Shattered Panes (14 EP 4)
 * Despicaballs (14 EP 4)
 * Final Frontier (14 EP 4)

City Finals/Semifinals
In the City Finals or Semifinals, competitors have to attempt the obstacles appeared in the Qualifiers with additional obstacles that are considered as the back half of the course. There are some instances that obstacles from the qualifiers being replaced by other obstacles.


 * Tarzan Swing (1)
 * Jumping Bars (1)
 * Cargo Climb (1, 4)
 * Salmon Ladder (2-13)
 * Circle Slider (2)
 * Cargo Net (2-3)
 * Unstable Bridge (3)
 * Arm Rings (4 Southwest and Northwest, 6 Denver)
 * Lamp Grasper (4 Midwest and Mid-south)
 * Cycle Road (4 Northeast and Southeast)
 * Devil Steps (4 Northwest)
 * Replaced the Pipe Slider from Northwest Qualifiers
 * Trapeze Swing (5 Venice)
 * Replaced the Flying Nunchucks from Venice Qualifiers
 * Rope Maze (5 Venice)
 * Cliffhanger (5 Venice)
 * Spider Climb (5-6)
 * Rumbling Dice (5 Baltimore, 6 St. Louis, 7 Venice)
 * Body Prop (5 Baltimore, 6 Venice, 7 Kansas City)
 * Ledge Jump (5 Miami)
 * Rolling Steel (5 Miami)
 * Floating Stairs (5 Denver, 6 Miami)
 * Pole Grasper (5 Denver, 6 Dallas)
 * Cannonball Alley (6 Venice, 7 Orlando)
 * Swinging Frames (6 Dallas, 7 San Pedro)
 * Crazy Cliffhanger (6 St. Louis, 7 Houston)
 * Minefield (6 Miami)
 * Doorknob Arch (6 Denver, 7 Pittsburgh)
 * Clear Climb (7 Venice)
 * Invisible Ladder (7-8)
 * Flying Shelf Grab (7 Kansas City, 8 Philadelphia)
 * Walking Bar (7 Houston)
 * Double Helix (7 Orlando)
 * Floating Monkey Bars (7 Pittsburgh, 8 Atlanta, 9 Kansas City, 11 Seattle-Tacoma)
 * Globe Grasper (7 San Pedro)
 * The Wedge (8 Los Angeles, 9 Denver)
 * Helix Hang (8 Los Angeles)
 * The Clacker (8 Atlanta, 9 Cleveland, 10 Indianapolis)
 * Hourglass Drop (8 Indianapolis, 9 San Antonio)
 * Circuit Board (8 Indianapolis, 9 Daytona)
 * Bungee Road (8 Oklahoma)
 * Window Hang (8 Oklahoma)
 * Stair Hopper (8 Philadelphia, 9 Los Angeles, 10 Miami)
 * Swinging Peg Board (9 Los Angeles)
 * Elevator Climb (9)
 * Spinball Wizard (9 San Antonio, 10 Philadelphia, 11 Cincinnati)
 * Giant Cubes (9 Daytona, 10 Los Angeles)
 * Iron Maiden (9 Kansas City, 10 Minneapolis)
 * Nail Clipper (9 Cleveland, 10 Dallas)
 * Ninjago Roll (9 Denver)
 * Archer Steps (10)
 * Replaced the Floating Steps from 10 City Qualifiers
 * Flying Shelf Grab (10 Los Angeles)
 * Replaced the Sky Hooks from 10 Los Angeles Qualifiers
 * Baton Pass (10 Los Angeles)
 * Spider Trap (10-13)
 * Broken Bridge (10 Dallas)
 * Replaced the Tuning Forks from 10 Dallas Qualifiers
 * Fallout (10 Dallas, 11 Atlanta)
 * Cannonball Drop (10 Miami)
 * Replaced the Fly Wheels from 10 Miami Qualifiers
 * Crazy Clocks (10 Miami, 11 Oklahoma, 13 SF EP 4)
 * Fly Wheels (10 Indianapolis)
 * Replaced the Cannonball Drop from 10 Indianapolis Qualifiers
 * Cane Lane (10 Indianapolis, 11 Baltimore)
 * Captain's Wheel (10 Philadelphia)
 * Sky Hooks (10 Minneapolis)
 * Replaced the Ring Jump from 10 Minneapolis Qualifiers
 * The Hinge (10 Minneapolis, 11 Los Angeles)
 * Leaps of Faith (11 Los Angeles)
 * Up for Grabs (11 Atlanta)
 * Snap Back (11 Oklahoma)
 * Angry Birds (11 Baltimore)
 * Northwest Passage (11 Seattle-Tacoma)
 * Slam Dunk (11 Cincinnati, 12 Finals)
 * Clockwork (12 SF)
 * Burn Rubber (12 SF)
 * Corkscrew (12 SF, 13 SF EP 1)
 * The Dungeon (12 SF, 13 SF EP 3-4)
 * Falling Shelves (12 Finals)
 * Dragonback (12 Finals)
 * Lunatic Ledges (13 SF EP 1 and 4)
 * Tilt-A-Whirl (13 SF EP 1)
 * Wall to Wall (13 SF EP 1-2)
 * Inverter (13 SF EP 1-2)
 * Tuning Forks (13 SF EP 1-2)
 * Double Twister (13 SF EP 2-3)
 * Ring Chaser (13 SF EP 2-3)
 * Padlock (13 SF EP 2-3)
 * Drop Zone (13 SF EP 3-4)
 * Diving Boards (13 SF EP 3-4)
 * Barrel Roll (13 SF EP 4)
 * Diamond Dash (13 SF EP 4)

Stage One
For the first three seasons, the finals would take place in Japan where competitors would compete in SASUKE (ANW 1 finals would take place in SASUKE 23, ANW 2 finals would take place in SASUKE 26, and ANW 3 finals would take place in SASUKE 27).

Starting on American Ninja Warrior 4, the finals would take place in Las Vegas with a larger number of competitors. The Las Vegas National Finals featured a replica of SASUKE's Mount Midoriyama course, with 4 stages in all.

Due to the change of format on American Ninja Warrior 12, the Mount Midoriyama course was cancelled due to growing concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the course would eventually return in the next season.


 * Twelve Timbers (1)
 * Curtain Slider (1)
 * Log Grip (1)
 * Jumping Spider (1-11, 13)
 * Half Pipe Attack (1-6)
 * Warped Wall (1-11, 13)
 * Slider Jump (1)
 * Final Climb (1-6)
 * In ANW, this is considered as a fusion between the Tarzan Rope and Rope Ladder, but in SASUKE, these obstacles are considered as individual obstacles
 * Step Slider (2,4)
 * Hazard Swing (2)
 * Rolling Escargot (2,3)
 * Giant Swing (2,3)
 * Spinning Bridge (3-6)
 * Rolling Log (4)
 * Timbers (5)
 * Giant Cycle (5)
 * Rope Glider (5)
 * Piston Road (6-7)
 * Giant Ring (6)
 * Silk Slider (6-7)
 * Propeller Bar (7-10)
 * Sonic Curve (7-8)
 * Coin Flip (7)
 * Triple Swing (7)
 * Snake Run (8-9)
 * Giant Log Grip (8)
 * Broken Bridge (8)
 * Flying Squirrel (8-9)
 * Double Dipper (9-11, 13)
 * Parkour Run (9)
 * Domino Pipes (9)
 * Archer Alley (10-11)
 * Jeep Run (10)
 * Razor Beams (10)
 * Twist & Fly (10-11)
 * Spin Your Wheels (11)
 * Tire Run (11, 13)
 * Diving Boards (11)
 * Slide Surfer (13)
 * Swinging Blades (13)
 * Dipping Birds (13)
 * Fly Hooks (13)
 * The High Road (13)

Stage Two

 * Downhill Jump (1)
 * Salmon Ladder (1)
 * Stick Slider (1)
 * Unstable Bridge (1-7)
 * Metal Spin (1-6)
 * Wall Lift (1-7)
 * Slider Drop (2-4)
 * Double Salmon Ladder (2-7, 13)
 * Balance Tank (2-5)
 * Hang Slider (5)
 * Rope Jungle (6-7)
 * Butterfly Wall (6-8)
 * Roulette Row (7)
 * Giant Ring Swing (8-9)
 * Down Up Salmon Ladder (8)
 * Wave Runner (8-9)
 * Double Wedge (8)
 * Wall Flip (8-9)
 * Criss Cross Salmon Ladder (9-10)
 * Swing Surfer (9-11)
 * Wingnut Alley (9-10)
 * Epic Catch & Release (10)
 * Deja Vu (10)
 * Water Walls (10-11)
 * Giant Walk the Plank (11)
 * Extension Ladder (11)
 * Snap Back (11)
 * Grim Sweeper (11)
 * Striding Steps (13)
 * V Formation (13)
 * Hammer Drop (13)
 * Epic Air Surfer (13)
 * Falling Shelves (13)

Stage Three

 * Arm Rings (1)
 * Globe Grasp (1)
 * Devil Steps (1)
 * Cliffhanger (1)
 * Jumping Bars (1)
 * Ascending Climb (1)
 * Spider Flip (1-6)
 * Gliding Ring (1)
 * Roulette Cylinder (2-5)
 * Doorknob Grasper (2-7)
 * Cycle Road (2)
 * Ultimate Cliffhanger (2-11, 13)
 * Swing Circle (2)
 * Bungee Rope Climb (2-5)
 * Flying Bar (2-11, 13)
 * Arm Bike (3)
 * Jumping Rings (3)
 * Chain Saw (3)
 * Rope Climb (3)
 * Bar Glider (3)
 * Floating Boards (4-10)
 * Hang Climb (4-8)
 * Cannonball Incline (6)
 * Propeller Bar (6)
 * Psycho Chainsaw (7)
 * Pole Grasper (7)
 * Area 51 (7)
 * Keylock Hang (8-9)
 * Curved Body Prop (8-10)
 * Walking Bar (8)
 * Nail Clipper (9)
 * Peg Cloud (9-10)
 * Time Bomb (9)
 * En Garde (10)
 * Crazy Clocks (10-11)
 * Cane Lane (10-11)
 * Grip & Tip (11, 13)
 * Iron Summit (11)
 * Pipe Dream (11, 13)
 * Stalactites (13)
 * Up for Grabs (13)
 * Eyeglass Alley (13)

American Ninja Warrior

 * Heavenly Ladder (13m)
 * G Rope (10m)

American Ninja Warrior 2-3

 * Rope Climb (20m)

American Ninja Warrior 4-6

 * Rope Climb (77.09ft)

American Ninja Warrior 7-8, 11, 13

 * Rope Climb (75ft)

American Ninja Warrior 9-10

 * Rope Climb (80ft)