Stairway to Heaven

Stairway to Heaven (also known as Styx) is a recurring challenge of .
==Rules==
The tribes must place twelve poles of varying lengths into their holders to form a staircase, and then run up it. One at a time, three ride a zipline to a pontoon, grab a bag of puzzle pieces, and swim back, then all three climb a ladder back to the platform, where the final three solve the puzzle.
==History==
=== United States ===
In , Rarotonga won the challenge, sending Aitutaki to Tribal Council.
A variation of this challenge was used again in . Each tribe would build a staircase out of wooden poles, then climb it to reach a bamboo maze. Upon exiting the maze and sliding down a bamboo slide, one tribe member would maneuver a key through a rope obstacle, using the key to unlock a machete to release puzzle pieces. Two more tribe members would then solve a puzzle to reveal the solution to a combination lock. The first tribe to unlock their flag would win immunity. Despite quickly falling behind on the staircase portion, the Solana tribe came out victorious due to LJ McKanas and Woo Hwang's puzzle solving skills to win.
In , the challenge reappeared as a post-merge Reward Challenge. The team of Ciera Eastin, Joe Anglim, Spencer Bledsoe, Stephen Fishbach, and Tasha Fox won.
===France===
=== New Zealand ===
=== South Africa ===
In , the Styx variant of the challenge was used as the second tribal Immunity Challenge. As fell into disarray due to poor communication, Mindanao blasted ahead and solved their combination lock first, continuing their win streak.
In , the tribes competed for immunity and a Mexican feast. The tribes had to swim out to collect keys before starting on their staircase. After climbing the staircase, the tribes would unlock a steel ladder and make their way to the top floor of a tower to build a vertical puzzle. Prior to the challenge, Santoni Engelbrecht had an emotional breakdown out of fear of drowning in the water. However, the Zamba tribe was able to coax her through the swim. Still, they fell behind on all stages of the challenge and, with Renier Louwrens on the puzzle, Vuna secured yet another challenge victory.
==Winners==
<tabber>United States=
Episode	Challenge Type 	Winner
 	Tribal Immunity	
 	Tribal Immunity	
 	Team Reward 	
|-|France=
Episode 	Challenge Type	Winner
Episode 4	Tribal Reward 	
 
|-|New Zealand=
Episode 	Challenge Type 	Winners
Episode 1	Tribal Immunity	
|-|South Africa=
Episode 	Challenge Type 	Winners
Episode 2	Tribal Immunity 	
 	Tribal Reward/Immunity	
</tabber>
==Gallery==
<tabber>United States=
survivor-05-2006-11-02.jpg|The challenge in .
survivor-05-2006-11-03.jpg|Rarotonga working on their staircase (Cook Islands).
S28 press images ep5 0003.JPG|The challenge in .
Camodia_Stairway_to_Heaven.jpg|An aerial view of the course in .
Cambodia_Stairway_to_Heaven_Staircase.jpg|The green team working on their staircase in Cambodia.
|-|France=
KLS30 Reward Challenge4.jpg|Matukad competing in .
KLS30 Reward Challenge5.jpg|The challenge in Les Chasseurs d'Immunité.
|-|South Africa=
zas08e07 zamba styx.jpg|Zamba competing in .
</tabber>
==Trivia==
* Spencer Bledsoe and Tasha Fox are the only castaways to compete in this challenge twice.
** They both lost on their first attempt and won on their second attempt.
* Both names used for this challenge are musical references.
** Stairway to Heaven references the song of the .
** Styx is a reference to the American rock band of the and their . 
==References==
Category:Survivor (U.S.)Category:Survivor South Africa
Category:Challenges
Category:Recurring Challenges
Category:Survivor: Cook Islands
Category:Cook Islands Challenges
Category:Survivor: Cagayan
Category:Cagayan Challenges
Category:Survivor: Cambodia
Category:Cambodia Challenges
Category:Survivor NZ: Thailand
Category:Thailand Challenges (New Zealand)
Category:Survivor South Africa: Philippines
Category:Philippines Challenges (South Africa)
Category:Survivor South Africa: Immunity Island
Category:Immunity Island Challenges
Category:Koh-Lanta
Category:Koh-Lanta: Les Chasseurs d'Immunité