Beating Mt. Midoriyama

Season 8

American Ninja Warrior just ended with a big disappointment for many fans. To the surprise of many nobody won the $1,00,000 dollar prize. Not only did nobody win but nobody even made it to Stage 4 of Mt. Midoriyama. Stage 4 of Mt. Midoriyama consist of a 75-foot rope climb in 30 seconds or less. This year all of the athletes including Jessie Graff were eliminated in Stage 2 with the exception of Drew Dreshel and Daniel Gil. These two athletes are amazing at what they do and everyone had high hopes this year. Unfortunately neither were able to defeat the difficult Stage 3 course. Drew Dreshel fell on the hand climb when he attempted to hold on to a piece that is meant to be for your foot. Daniel Gil fell on the ultimate cliff hanger while transitioning.

Only Two In History

There has only been two men in 8 seasons that have been crowned “American Ninja Warrior”. They both competed in Season 7. The two athletes are Geoff Britten and Isaac Caldiero. Only one of them won the $1,000,000 dollar prize. Even though they both beat Mt. Midoriyama Stage 4, Isaac Caldiero had the faster time taking home the money. They proved to the the world that it is possible to beat all four stages and win the money. Here are their amazing runs:

Geoff Britten

Isaac Caldiero

Can’t Help But Notice

One can clearly see that even though Geoff was trying to be happy for Isaac a piece of him was dying inside. Coming so close to winning one million bucks and then losing is no joke. Even more when you are talking about 3 seconds slower. The same applies for the only two competitors in Season 8 who advanced and fell before Stage 4. These athletes train night and day all year round just to get a shot at this once a year. All it takes is one mistake in any of the obstacles within the many courses. I am hoping that next season we have more competitors advance to Stage 3 and 4 and get a shot at being crowned.