Know Your Ropes

Know Your Ropes (also known as Strand Off and Gimme A Break) is a strength challenge that debuted in Expedition Robinson 1998 and that has reappeared in Survivor (U.S.) and Australian Survivor. The challenge is based on the sport .
==Rules==
One member of each tribe will face off against an opponent in a game of tug of war. The person that pulls their opponent into the water first scores a point for their tribe.
== History ==
=== United States ===
=== Australia ===
The challenge debuted in , where the mechanics of tug of war were combined with a variation of a log-rolling competition, with the opponents being challenged to balance on barrels. The won the challenge and the breakfast reward that came with it. After losing the challenge, the were told to elect two members of the Champions to face off in a final round, with a larger breakfast spread at stake. The Contenders pitted Mat Rogers against Steve Willis, with Mat taking the win.
The challenge was modified for use as a team challenge in . Teams of opposing tribe members will pull on a rope, attempting to drop a pole to break the other tribe's tile. The first team to do so scores a point for their tribe. The won the challenge for burgers and beer.
The challenge reappeared in , with the barrels from the original version of the challenge removed. Vakama won the challenge for a reward of personalized packed lunches.
The challenge appeared as the second Reward Challenge of , where the tribes competed for a mystery prize each round. In the first, second, and fourth rounds, the tribes competed in pairs; the Titans won all three of the pair rounds, claiming fishing gear, bananas, and a tarp and twine. In the third round, the tribes competed as teams of five; the Rebels won their only round and claimed the prize of chocolate and marshmallows.
=== Switzerland ===
The challenge debuted in Expedition Robinson 1999 (Switzerland) as the opening Reward Challenge. Every member from both tribes pulled at opposite ends of the rope. The first tribe to get the rope's center to cross a stake in the ground wins. The won the challenge and got to pick their team's name and camp.
==Winners==
<tabber>United States=
Episode	Challenge Type 	Winners
 	Individual Immunity	
|-|Australia=
Episode 	Challenge Type 	Winners
Episode 6 	Tribal Reward 	
Episode 6 	Individual Reward	
Episode 6 	Tribal Reward 	
Episode 11	Tribal Reward 	
 	Tribal Reward 	Tribal Reward
 This Reward Challenge saw each tribe battle in teams for a reward item. The winners of each battle kept the reward for their tribe.
|-|Sweden={| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; font-size: 8pt; line-height:18px;"
! Episode
! Challenge Type
! Winners
|-
| Expedition Robinson 1998Episode 1
| Tribal Reward
| 
|-|Switzerland={| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; font-size: 8pt; line-height:18px;"
! Episode
! Challenge Type
! Winners
|-
| Expedition Robinson 1999Episode 1
| Tribal Reward
| 
|}</tabber>
==Gallery==
<tabber>Australia=
Australian-Survivor-S3-Episode-6---Strand-Off2.jpg|Robbie and Mat face off in .
Ep6RewardHeathBrian900x506.jpg|Heath and Brian compete in 2018.
AU4EP6.jpg|The competing in .
aus11e02 eden charles tug of war.jpg|Eden and Charles competing in .
|-|Switzerland=
CHS1 Tug of War.png|The challenge in Expedition Robinson 1999 (Switzerland).
</tabber>
==Trivia==
==References==
Category:Challenges
Category:Recurring Challenges
Category:Survivor (U.S.)
Category:Australian Survivor
Category:Expedition Robinson (Switzerland)
Category:Survivor: The Australian Outback
Category:The Australian Outback Challenges
Category:Australian Survivor: Champions v Contenders (2018)
Category:Champions v Contenders (2018) Challenges
Category:Australian Survivor: Champions v Contenders (2019)
Category:Champions v Contenders (2019) Challenges
Category:Australian Survivor: All Stars
Category:Australian Survivor: All Stars Challenges
Category:Australian Survivor: Titans v Rebels
Category:Titans v Rebels Challenges
Category:Expedition Robinson 1999 (Switzerland)
Category:Expedition Robinson 1999 (Switzerland) Challenges