Not to be confused with the Cat Grab, an event from the All Star Spectacular.
The Cat Grab is an obstacle first introduced as the second obstacle on American Ninja Warrior 6 in Denver.
Competitors must jump 8 feet (2.44 meters) to the first wall, then jump 6 feet (1.83 meters) to the next wall, and finally jump 5 feet (1.524 meters) to the landing platform.
During the filming of American Ninja Warrior 6's Denver qualifiers, one competitor (Dennis Lappin) suffered a severe injury from this obstacle. While jumping to the first wall, his right leg hit the wall very hard, resulting in a ruptured Achilles tendon needing six months to recover.
Other Appearances[]
Australian Ninja Warrior[]
On Australian Ninja Warrior 3, the Cat Grab appeared as the fifth obstacle in Stage Two. This time, the obstacle featured three walls, with the second wall being placed higher than the first and third walls. The distance between each wall was 2.5 meters.
The obstacle defeated two competitors: Alex Matthew (who timed out at the top of the first wall) and Zak Stolz (who slipped after landing at the top of the third wall).
The Cat Grab returned as the fifth obstacle in Stage Two on Australian Ninja Warrior 4. This time, the distance between each walls was increased to 2.6 meters. However, no one failed on the obstacle this time.
After a season hiatus, the Cat Grab returned in Australian Ninja Warrior 6 as the third obstacle of Stage One. The first wall was now at the same height as the second wall, the third wall was unchanged.
Ninja Warrior Poland[]
On Ninja Warrior Poland 6, the Cat Grab, locally called Wlazł Kotek na Płotek (literally Kitten Climbed on the Fence) appeared as the fifth obstacle in Stage Two, replacing the Wall Lift after five seasons of Ninja Warrior Poland. This time, the obstacle consisted of three walls (similar to Australian Ninja Warrior's version), with all walls placed on the same height. However, the top of each wall was made sharper, making it harder to stay on the top.
During its debut, two competitors ran out of time on this obstacle (David Jarosz on the first wall and Krzysztof Orankiewicz on the second wall).
It appeared again on Ninja Warrior Poland 7 as the fifth obstacle in Stage Two, this time, labelled as Cat Grab 2.0 (Wlazł Kotek na Płotek 2.0). The only difference being that the second wall was raised slightly higher, making the obstacle was very similar to the one used in Australian Ninja Warrior 3. This time, none of the competitors failed on this obstacle.
Then, on Ninja Warrior Poland 8, the Cat Grab returned as the fifth obstacle in Stage Two. It restored the version from Ninja Warrior Poland 6, with all walls at the same height, with a 2.2-meter (7.22-foot) gap between each wall.
Later, on Ninja Warrior Poland 9, the Cat Grab returned as the fifth obstacle in Stage Two. The number of walls were reduced to two (similar to American Ninja Warrior 6's version). However, the second wall would wobble once competitors jumped onto it (similar to the Wall Drop). There were wires attached to the bottom of the second wall to prevent it from swinging backwards. This made the obstacle trickier to attempt, as it eliminated two out of eight competitors who attempted it, with both of them falling off the wobbly wall.
Competitors' Success Rate[]
- All results based on the Polsat broadcast and external information found.
Ninja Warrior Poland[]
NWP | Clears | Attempts | Percentage |
---|---|---|---|
NWP6 | 7 | 9 | 77.78% |
NWP7 | 7 | 7 | 100% |
NWP8 | 7 | 7 | 100% |
NWP9 | 6 | 8 | 75% |
Total | 27 | 31 | 87.1% |