United We Stand

United We Stand (also known as Head and Shoulders) is a recurring tribal challenge that originated in and required exceptional teamwork and balance.

Rules
Played in shallow water, each tribe uses a platform attached to a long pole (sometimes assembled in-challenge as a puzzle component) to transfer members of their tribe from one high platform to another. Once these teammates have reached the final platform, all members of the tribe must climb up to a smaller platform and fit onto the tower with their feet above the highest deck wins the challenge.

History
The challenge debuted in. In this version, the three poles were assembled as a puzzle, before the tribes began transferring their teammates (Becky Lee and Jessica Smith for Aitutaki and Jenny Guzon-Bae and Parvati Shallow for Rarotonga) between two platforms. Aitutaki won the challenge, and immunity.

When the challenge reappeared in, Airai pioneered a creative strategy in which James Clement, with the rest of the tribe balancing the pole, carried teammates Eliza Orlins and Parvati Shallow between the platforms. This inventive solution gave Airai a lead that they converted to a challenge win, taking home immunity.

The challenge was modified in, where it became known as Head and Shoulders. In response to the strategy employed in, contestants could no longer move whilst their teammate balanced on the platform (now wooden square platform balanced across the contestants' shoulders). Bikal edged a tight lead, narrowly winning the challenge and a visit from a local bushman.

Trivia

 * This challenge has appeared in both Fans vs Favorites seasons ( and ).
 * Erik Reichenbach, Ozzy Lusth and Parvati Shallow are the only contestants to have competed in this challenge twice.
 * Ozzy only won this challenge in his first season.
 * Erik and Parvati only won the challenge in their second season.
 * Every tribe who won this challenge had the eventual Sole Survivor of the season as a member.