Downhill Pipe Drop is an obstacle firstly introduced as the second obstacle on American Ninja Warrior 6 in Miami.
Competitors must slide the red pipe down a 14-foot metal track, then time their release to grab the rope, situated 5.5ft (1.68m) away, and then transition to the landing platform to advance.
This obstacle took out notable competitors like Chris DiGangi, Dan Leach, and Desiree Walker during the Miami qualifiers. Since there were 42 competitors who completed the Miami qualifiers course, during Miami finals, the rope was placed six inches further than during Miami qualifiers, totalling to a 6ft (1.83m) gap. As a result, the obstacle proved to be more dangerous in the city finals, as it took out 6 competitors. This included Dustin Sanderson, Gabriel Arnold, Chris Poli, and Felix Chu. Most shockingly however, this obstacle took out Drew Drechsel, which served as the earliest exit in his entire Ninja Warrior career.
A similar obstacle known as the Big Dipper would later appear as the second obstacle on American Ninja Warrior 7 in Kansas City and American Ninja Warrior 8 in Atlanta, except the track was curved and the rope was replaced with a cargo net.
Other Appearances[]
Ninja Warrior UK[]
The Downhill Pipe Drop (confusingly called the Pipe Slider) appeared as the second obstacle during the finals' Stage 1 on Ninja Warrior UK and Ninja Warrior UK 2.
On Ninja Warrior UK, the obstacle took out 3 out of 14 competitors who attempted it, including Katie McDonnell (who was the only woman to reach the finals). While on Ninja Warrior UK 2, the obstacle the obstacle only took out one competitor, Corbin Mackin.
Ninja Warrior France[]
In Ninja Warrior France 1, the Downhill Pipe Drop, locally called Le Vol Planรฉ (literally The Glide) appeared as the second obstacle of Stage 1 where out of the eighteen that attempted the obstacle, it took out four ninjas.
Ninja Warrior Germany[]
In Ninja Warrior Germany 1, the Downhill Pipe Drop, locally called Rohrschlitten (literally Pipe Slide) appeared as the first obstacle of all the Finals Qualification. This time, there were two ropes instead of one but it was still proved to be difficult as nineteen competitors failed it.
Ninja Warrior Turkey[]
On Ninja Warrior Turkey, Downhill Pipe Drop appeared as the first obstacle of Stage 2 (similar to Slider Drop from SASUKE), with the only difference is there being two ropes instead of one similar to Ninja Warrior Germany 1.
Competitors' Success Rate[]
- All results based on the TF1 broadcast and external information found.
Ninja Warrior France[]
NWF | Clears | Attempts | Percentage |
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NWF1 | 15 | 19 | 78.94% |
Total | 15 | 19 | 78.94% |