Around the Bend

Rope-a-Dope (also known as Around The Bend) is a recurring challenge of Survivor.

Rules
The castaways will be attached to a rope that is tangled around three obstacles that they will have to jump and climb through in order to untangle it and make their way to the finish. The first three to finish move on to the final round, where the rope is attached to a three-level high obstacle that they will have to make their way through. The first person to finish wins.

History
The challenge debuted in as an individual Immunity Challenge. The challenge was split into two rounds. In the first round the contestants had to traverse through three obstacles. The first four to finish would move on to the final round. In the final round they had to traverse through a three level high obstacle course would win immunity. Rafe won immunity.

In, the challenge was for immunity and followed the same format as Guatemala. Tyson and J.T. were neck and neck, taking the first two spots in the final. Brendan edged out Sierra for the final spot. In the final round, it was close but Tyson won immunity.

In, this challenge was used as Reward and Immunity Challenge where the contestant who finished first in each tribe would win immunity and compete against the winner of the opposing tribe for reward. Candice won for the Heroes and Rob for the Villains. In the final stage, Rob won the reward for the Villains.

In, the castaways and their loved ones would be tethered together and attached to one end of a thick rope. The thick rope has other ropes woven around it and several poles. They would have to untangle the ropes to allow them to progress along the thick rope. The first castaway and loved one to reach the end of the thick rope would win. Kat and her cousin Robby just barely beat out Kim and her sister Beth. Kat chose Kim and Alicia along with their loved ones to go on a picnic.

In, the challenge was divided in three rounds. As Abi-Maria had bought an advantage in the Survivor Auction, she went straight to the last round. Before each round, Jeff Probst asked a question. If the participant answered incorrectly, he would have to carry a purse weighing 5% of their body weight. In the first round, Denise and Lisa got the question wrong and added the extra weight to begin the challenge. With five moving on to the second stage, it was only Lisa who was left behind. At the second stage, Denise got her question wrong again, making her extra weight 10%, while Carter and Michael added 5%. In this stage, they were attached to another rope, while navigating through bamboo poles. Jonathan and Carter moved on to face Abi-Maria in the third stage, where they had to untie a series of rope gates, while navigating through a multi-level obstacle course. Carter got the question wrong again, adding to his burden. Well-rested and without any weight, Abi-Maria breezed through the stage to take immunity.

Trivia

 * J.T. Thomas, Coach Wade, and Tyson Apostol are the only contestants to compete in this challenge twice.
 * Tyson Apostol is the only contestant who has won this challenge twice, for individual immunity in  and for tribal reward in .
 * With the exception of Rafe Judkins, every castaway who has won the challenge was either a returning player or would eventually return for another season.