Get a Grip

Get a Grip is a recurring endurance challenge that originated in and was  used in several later seasons.

Rules
The castaways must hang onto a pole as long as they can. The last person left holding on without touching the ground wins.

History
This challenge debuted in. Twila Tanner outlasted the other castaways to win Individual Immunity.

Ozzy Lusth won this challenge in.

Tyson Apostol won this challenge when it re-appeared in. However, his immunity had no effect due to the evacuation of Joe Dowdle later that day.

Danielle DiLorenzo won this challenge in.

Ozzy Lusth, who had previously won this challenge in Cook Islands, won it again as a Redemption Island duel in, defeating Brandon Hantz. As it was the last duel, Ozzy re-entered the game.

In, the challenge was used as a re-entrance Redemption Island Duel once again but this time it took place before the merge. Laura Morett defeated Laura Boneham and John Cody and re-entered the game.

Joe Anglim won this challenge in.

Trivia

 * This is the second challenge where a returning contestant has won the same challenge twice. Ozzy Lusth won this challenge in the Cook Islands, and later in South Pacific. The first challenge to have this distinction was the When It Rains, It Pours challenge, which was won by Parvati Shallow in Micronesia and Heroes vs. Villains.
 * This challenge was featured as a Duel twice. Both times, it was won by a returning player who reentered the game.
 * However, this occurrence happened at different stages of the game. In, Ozzy won this challenge at the second reentry point at the Final Four, while Laura Morett won at the first reentry point at the merge in.
 * With the exception of Twila Tanner and Joe Anglim, every castaway who has won this challenge has competed in more than one season.
 * This is the only duel besides A Leg Up to be used as the final duel of a season.
 * Laura Morett is the only person to win this challenge and not make it to Final Tribal Council.
 * This challenge made an appearance in every season Tyson Apostol and Candice Cody participated in.
 * All the Hantzes, Codys and Bonehams have participated in this challenge.
 * The name of the challenge is from an Areosmith album.