Thursday, April 13, 2006

Kiulu 4M Challenge

ite Category : Adventures/Sports The 4M Challenge will be held on May 7 2006 at 7:00am. The venue of this challenge is again at Kiulu - remember the White Water Rafting Adventures (Refer entry : 1/21/2006 View) and the Open 4x4 Jamboree Contest(Refer entry : 3/07/2006 View) ? The 4M Challenge is an annual traditional event for the local natives to test their physical fitness, endurance and survival skills. 4M stands for the four compulsory events because the 4 events spoken in local dialects all begin with the letter "M", namely Manangkus (Running for a distance of 6km), Mamangkar(Bamboo rafting for a distance of 5km), Manampatau(Swimming with a lenght of bamboo for a distance of 1.3km) and Mamarampanau(Walking on bamboo silts for a distance of 0.2km), hence 4M...:=)

Route map of Kiulu 4M Challenge The 4 Events : Walking on silts(top left),Bamboo rafting (top right), Swimming with bamboo lenght(bottom left),Running(bottom right)
Come and participate in this traditional sports and have some splashing funs. There are several categories to choose from :
  • Mixed Open
  • Junior Open
  • X - treme 5M

How to get to Kiulu :

Mode of transport Duration Fares
From KK to Tamparuli (Wawasan Bus Terminal) 1 1/2 hours RM4.00/person
Bus Interchange at Tamparuli to kiulu 30 minutes RM2.00/person
Where to stay : MitAbang Homestay Kampung Tulung-Mantab Kampung Pukak Homestay For details please contact : Ariffin Gadait (Organising Chairman) Tel : 6088-225752,6088-255972 Fax : 6088-262198 e-mail :Ariffin.Gadait@sabah.gov.my

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