The Hinge is an obstacle, firstly introduced as the eighth obstacle during Minneapolis finals on American Ninja Warrior 10.
It consisted of four flat boards, with the first board was placed perpendicular to the competitors, the second and third boards forming a 90-degree angle and were made like a hinge, and the fourth board was placed higher than the other three boards.
After completing the Salmon Ladder, competitors must grab the first board in front of them. Then, they must rotate the board on a 90° direction clockwise. From there, they must make a 180° jump to the second board, which was 6.5 feet (1.98 meters) away (in a similar fashion to the Spider Flip or I-Beam Gap, with an identical gap length to the former), and rotate it on a 90° direction counterclockwise (since the second and third boards were made like a hinge, the third board would also rotate on the same direction as the second board). After that, they must traverse from the second board to the third board, and then make a 6-foot (1.83-meter) 180° jump to the fourth board. Finally, they must make the dismount from the fourth board to the landing platform.
Overall, 20 competitors attempted the obstacle and only four of them failed to complete it (Michael Silenzi, Michael Torres, Dalton Knapp, and Julius Ferguson).
Other Season Appearances[]
American Ninja Warrior 11[]
On American Ninja Warrior 11, The Hinge appeared as the eighth obstacle during Los Angeles finals. The fourth board this time moved around a bit more.
The obstacle did slightly more damage, as 8 competitors failed on it, including Tiana Webberley, Westley Silvestri, Austin Seibert, Davyon Hancox, Kevin Fisch, Corey McCoy, Jonah Bonner, and Lee Cates.
Other Appearances[]
Australian Ninja Warrior[]
On Australian Ninja Warrior 3, The Hinge appeared as the seventh obstacle in Stage One. However, since the obstacle was not preceded by the Salmon Ladder with no rest in between, there was a pole at the starting platform as a medium to reach the first board.
Ninja Warrior France[]
On Ninja Warrior France 5, The Hinge (Le Volte-Face) appeared as the third obstacle of Path A of Qualifications 2, which was very similar to the one used in Australian Ninja Warrior 3 (since there was a pole at the starting platform as a medium to reach the first board).
Ninja Warrior Germany[]
On Ninja Warrior Germany 5, the Hinge appeared as the seventh obstacle in Preliminary Round 2. Which was similar to the French version, except with a lache bar at the start.
Ninja Israel[]
On Ninja Warrior Israel 2, The Hinge, locally called הלווין (literally The Satellite) appeared as the third obstacle of Heat 13 and Against the Route Heat, which was very similar to the one used in Australian Ninja Warrior 3 (since there was a pole at the starting platform as a medium to reach the first board).
Competitors' Success Rate[]
- All results based on the NBC broadcast and external information found
ANW | Clears | Attempts | Percentage |
---|---|---|---|
ANW10 | 16 | 20 | 80% |
ANW11 | 13 | 21 | 61.90% |
Total | 29 | 41 | 70.73% |
Trivia[]
- The name of the obstacle was based on a piece of hardware vital to the proper function of any swinging door.
- However, in Ninja Israel, the obstacle was locally called הלווין (literally The Satellite), which is based on an object intentionally placed into orbit around a celestial body.