diff --git a/common/app/redux/actions.js b/common/app/redux/actions.js
index b89a2494af..5e9c5700f7 100644
--- a/common/app/redux/actions.js
+++ b/common/app/redux/actions.js
@@ -45,3 +45,12 @@ export const createErrorObserable = error => Observable.just({
   type: types.handleError,
   error
 });
+
+// challenges
+// these need to be used by more than one route so we put them here
+export const fetchChallenges = createAction(types.fetchChallenges);
+export const fetchChallengesCompleted = createAction(
+  types.fetchChallengesCompleted,
+  (_, superBlocks) => superBlocks,
+  entities => ({ entities })
+);
diff --git a/common/app/routes/map/redux/fetch-challenges-saga.js b/common/app/redux/fetch-challenges-saga.js
similarity index 65%
rename from common/app/routes/map/redux/fetch-challenges-saga.js
rename to common/app/redux/fetch-challenges-saga.js
index 7091033c28..450fea2daf 100644
--- a/common/app/routes/map/redux/fetch-challenges-saga.js
+++ b/common/app/redux/fetch-challenges-saga.js
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
-import { Observable } from 'rx';
 import { fetchChallenges } from './types';
-import { fetchChallengesCompleted } from './actions';
-
-import { handleError } from '../../../redux/types';
+import { createErrorObserable, fetchChallengesCompleted } from './actions';
 
 export default function fetchChallengesSaga(action$, getState, { services }) {
   return action$
@@ -12,6 +9,6 @@ export default function fetchChallengesSaga(action$, getState, { services }) {
         .map(({ entities, result } = {}) => {
           return fetchChallengesCompleted(entities, result);
         })
-        .catch(error => Observable.just({ type: handleError, error }));
+        .catch(createErrorObserable);
     });
 }
diff --git a/common/app/redux/index.js b/common/app/redux/index.js
index d0e8381658..9cdbc9653d 100644
--- a/common/app/redux/index.js
+++ b/common/app/redux/index.js
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ export { default as actions } from './actions';
 export { default as types } from './types';
 
 import fetchUserSaga from './fetch-user-saga';
-export const sagas = [ fetchUserSaga ];
+import fetchChallengesSaga from './fetch-challenges-saga';
+export const sagas = [ fetchUserSaga, fetchChallengesSaga ];
diff --git a/common/app/redux/reducer.js b/common/app/redux/reducer.js
index 6ef681c631..e95901abf5 100644
--- a/common/app/redux/reducer.js
+++ b/common/app/redux/reducer.js
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ export default handleActions(
     [types.updateNavHeight]: (state, { payload: navHeight }) => ({
       ...state,
       navHeight
+    }),
+
+    // challenges
+    [types.fetchChallengesCompleted]: (state, { payload = [] }) => ({
+      ...state,
+      superBlocks: payload
     })
   },
   {
@@ -40,6 +46,7 @@ export default handleActions(
     isSignedIn: false,
     csrfToken: '',
     windowHeight: 0,
-    navHeight: 0
+    navHeight: 0,
+    superBlocks: []
   }
 );
diff --git a/common/app/redux/types.js b/common/app/redux/types.js
index 9860e941bc..523a5b3dd8 100644
--- a/common/app/redux/types.js
+++ b/common/app/redux/types.js
@@ -18,5 +18,10 @@ export default createTypes([
   // data handling
   'updateChallengesData',
   'updateJobsData',
-  'updateHikesData'
+  'updateHikesData',
+  // challenges
+
+
+  'fetchChallenges',
+  'fetchChallengesCompleted'
 ], 'app');
diff --git a/common/app/routes/map/components/Show.jsx b/common/app/routes/map/components/Show.jsx
index 05ba101889..12968aadb2 100644
--- a/common/app/routes/map/components/Show.jsx
+++ b/common/app/routes/map/components/Show.jsx
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ import { createSelector } from 'reselect';
 import Map from './Map.jsx';
 import {
   clearFilter,
-  fetchChallenges,
   updateFilter
 } from '../redux/actions';
+import { fetchChallenges } from '../../../redux/actions';
 
 const bindableActions = {
   clearFilter,
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const bindableActions = {
   updateFilter
 };
 const superBlocksSelector = createSelector(
-  state => state.map.superBlocks,
+  state => state.app.superBlocks,
   state => state.entities.superBlock,
   state => state.entities.block,
   state => state.entities.challenge,
@@ -28,25 +28,27 @@ const superBlocksSelector = createSelector(
         superBlocks: []
       };
     }
-    return superBlocks
-      .map(superBlockName => superBlockMap[superBlockName])
-      .map(superBlock => ({
-        ...superBlock,
-        blocks: superBlock.blocks
-          .map(blockName => blockMap[blockName])
-          .map(block => ({
-            ...block,
-            challenges: block.challenges
-              .map(dashedName => challengeMap[dashedName])
-          }))
-      }));
+    return {
+      superBlocks: superBlocks
+        .map(superBlockName => superBlockMap[superBlockName])
+        .map(superBlock => ({
+          ...superBlock,
+          blocks: superBlock.blocks
+            .map(blockName => blockMap[blockName])
+            .map(block => ({
+              ...block,
+              challenges: block.challenges
+                .map(dashedName => challengeMap[dashedName])
+            }))
+        }))
+    };
   }
 );
 
 const mapStateToProps = createSelector(
   superBlocksSelector,
   state => state.map.filter,
-  (superBlocks, filter) => {
+  ({ superBlocks }, filter) => {
     return {
       superBlocks,
       filter
diff --git a/common/app/routes/map/redux/actions.js b/common/app/routes/map/redux/actions.js
index 0868fe4957..afbce1c479 100644
--- a/common/app/routes/map/redux/actions.js
+++ b/common/app/routes/map/redux/actions.js
@@ -1,14 +1,6 @@
 import { createAction } from 'redux-actions';
 
 import types from './types';
-
-export const fetchChallenges = createAction(types.fetchChallenges);
-export const fetchChallengesCompleted = createAction(
-  types.fetchChallengesCompleted,
-  (_, superBlocks) => superBlocks,
-  entities => ({ entities })
-);
-
 export const updateFilter = createAction(
   types.updateFilter,
   e => e.target.value
diff --git a/common/app/routes/map/redux/index.js b/common/app/routes/map/redux/index.js
index 79b8c842e4..df7a505050 100644
--- a/common/app/routes/map/redux/index.js
+++ b/common/app/routes/map/redux/index.js
@@ -2,5 +2,4 @@ export actions from './actions';
 export reducer from './reducer';
 export types from './types';
 
-import fetchChallengesSaga from './fetch-challenges-saga';
-export const sagas = [ fetchChallengesSaga ];
+export const sagas = [];
diff --git a/common/app/routes/map/redux/reducer.js b/common/app/routes/map/redux/reducer.js
index c3f4179e4f..76a973e171 100644
--- a/common/app/routes/map/redux/reducer.js
+++ b/common/app/routes/map/redux/reducer.js
@@ -2,17 +2,9 @@ import { handleActions } from 'redux-actions';
 
 import types from './types';
 
-const initialState = {
-  superBlocks: [],
-  filter: ''
-};
-
+const initialState = { filter: '' };
 export default handleActions(
   {
-    [types.fetchChallengesCompleted]: (state, { payload = [] }) => ({
-      ...state,
-      superBlocks: payload
-    }),
     [types.updateFilter]: (state, { payload = ''}) => ({
       ...state,
       filter: payload
diff --git a/common/app/routes/map/redux/types.js b/common/app/routes/map/redux/types.js
index a6447dfe50..86dcb1721b 100644
--- a/common/app/routes/map/redux/types.js
+++ b/common/app/routes/map/redux/types.js
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import createTypes from '../../../utils/create-types';
 
 export default createTypes([
-  'fetchChallenges',
-  'fetchChallengesCompleted',
   'updateFilter',
   'clearFilter'
 ], 'map');