Tightrope First appearance: series 6, 1997 – heat 1 Last appearance: series 7, 1998 – final The only new event of series 6, a one-on-one race. The contender and Gladiator were harnessed up on the Tightrope 30 feet above the arena floor. On the whistle they raced up the rope to the halfway platform. Once there they hit a button to activate a zip Line, then hook up to this and slide back down to hit the impact cushion at the end, therefore winning the event and sending their opponent flying as their zip line disconnected in a shower of sparks. The contender would score 10 points for beating the Gladiator in the race. Tilt First appearance: series 2, 1993 – heat 1 Last appearance: series 4, 1995 – heat 8 An tug-of-war in which both contender and Gladiator were on tilting platforms. The contender was placed on a lower platform and the Gladiator on a higher platform. Because of the height difference in platforms, Gladiators were able to use their platform to their advantage to make the task harder for the contender. Two 30-second bouts were played, and contenders would score 5 points for pulling the Gladiator off, or 2 points for remaining on their platform until the end of the time limit. This event proved unpopular with the Gladiators due to the risk of injury. The tilting of the platforms often caused competitors to fall awkwardly. If either competitor released the rope or fell off a platform, the sudden loss of tension would cause their opponent to fall unexpectedly. Due to the higher height of the Gladiator's platforms, they were at greater risk of injury. After both Panther and Nightshade suffered serious injuries because of this event, it was axed after series 4. Tilt became the basis for the American Gladiators event Tug-O-War, which was safer due to the platforms being at the same height with each other. Vertigo First appearance: series 7, 1998 – heat 1 Last appearance: series 7, 1998 – final Vertigo was a one-on-one race between contender and Gladiator across five 27-foot (8.3m) poles. On the whistle the competitors climbed the first pole to the top. Once at the top, they swung their pole and used momentum to transfer across to the next pole along. They had to complete a left-to-right swing before transferring. They proceeded along all five poles until the end where