Natalie Duran

Natalie Duran is a professional rock climber, clinical researcher, and YouTube sensation from Los Angeles, California.

Duran currently has over 130,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel.

American Ninja Warrior 5
She first competed in American Ninja Warrior 5, in Venice. However, she fell painfully on the Frame Slider.

American Ninja Warrior 8
After a two-year absence, she would compete in Los Angeles for American Ninja Warrior 8. During her run, she made it all the way to the Warped Wall where she failed, although she was still able to make it to the city finals as she placed 19th. In the city finals, she made an early exit on the second obstacle, Tick Tock. However, she was wildcarded for the Vegas finals.

In the national finals, she failed the Propeller Bar after bouncing too forward and completely missing the propeller.

American Ninja Warrior 9
She returned to compete in LA for American Ninja Warrior 9. Her run in qualifying was digested, but she failed the Battering Ram. Her time through the first four obstacles was good enough for her to place 5th in the women top 5.

In the city finals, she once again failed the Battering Ram by having a bad mount from the trampoline and she didn't qualify for Vegas.

American Ninja Warrior 10
She once again returned to compete in LA for American Ninja Warrior 10. Her run unfortunately was cut short as she had shockingly failed on just the second obstacle, the Jumper Cables.

Other Appearances
Duran is a member of Neil Craver's team, the Golden Hearts. She has been part of the team since the first Team Ninja Warrior competition in 2016. Her appearance on the first TNW competition actually marked her first broadcasted Ninja competition since 2013 in American Ninja Warrior 5.

For Season 1 on American Ninja Warrior Junior, she served as a mentor for the 11-12 division.

Outside American Ninja Warrior, Duran competed on The Challenge: War of the Worlds. She overall placed 4th making it to the finale, and being the best placing of the women that season. Natalie competed on War of the Worlds 2 as a member of Team USA. She made it to the finale but was ultimately a runner up with Team USA losing to Team UK in the end.