Take part in this "Amazing Race" with a Sabahan twist!
The Kiulu 4M is a traditional extreme sports competition featuring 4 traditional activities that play up one's survival skills. It incorporates the four Ms in Kadazandusun: Manangkus (running), Mamangkar (bamboo rafting), Manampatau (paddle-swimming with a bamboo pole), and Mamarampanau (walking on bamboo stilts). All these activities are to be completed sequentially.
Held in the picturesque Kiulu constituency, the 4M challenge beckons participants to join in categories including the Women Open, Junior Open, X-Treme 5M Men Open, Mixed Double Open, 5M Open, Press/media, and an additional special category for participants from the corporate and government sectors.
The Kiulu 4M challenge promises an exhilarating wet and wild time for all. See you in Kiulu!
Kiulu 4M Rafting Challenge Profile
An indigenous, adventurous and thrilling eco-sports tourism event of survival skills, teamwork and traditional sports. A noble endeavour to protect, preserve and conserve the beauty of nature, in particular the rivers in Kiulu.
The '4M' are four events, which all begin with the letter 'M'. In the Kadazandusun language the 4M, stands for:
Manangkus
'Manangkus' means running. In the event, participants have to run to the next event, mamangkar.
Mamangkar
Participants are to ride a bangkar (bamboo raft) (rubber raft for Travel Industry / Corporate / Government category) down the Kiulu River, a grade 1-2 river.
Manampatau
In this event, participants drift/swim downriver with the help of tampatau (bamboo pole)
Mamarampanau
The last event of the K4MC requires its participants to walk/run on rampanau (bamboo stilts). Should a participant fall, he or she is not allowed to take a step forward or backwards, as doing so would mean disqualification. The participant may only climb back onto the rampanau without taking an extra step in any direction.
Objectives of K4MC
- To create a 'Love Nature' culture
- To enhance indigenous eco-sports tourism in Sabah
- To popularise Kiulu as a prime tourist destinations in the state
- To create opportunities for active native/local participation in the tourism industry
