Fear Factor

Vertical Gauntlet; Rat Hat; Semi Truck Beam Walk (2x9)

: 04, 2002

Stunt #1: Vertical Gauntlet Contestants would have to cross 12-inch wide support beams between two 14-story buildings, climbing rope ladders to get from one beam to the next. On each beam, with the exception of the first, they would have to navigate an obstacle. The second beam had a truss that they would have to crawl underneath, the third beam had a see-saw that they would have to get across, the fourth beam had a punching bag that they would have to get around, and the fifth and highest beam had road cones on it. The whole time they were doing the stunt, water would be raining down on them. The two men and the two women to reach the end and release a flag the fastest would advance to the next round. The others would be eliminated. Stunt #2: Rat Hat Contestants would each have to stick their head in a Plexiglas box with rats. While they had their heads in the box, they would have to use their hands to reach into a cage containing 24 rats and put the white rats and the black rat