Monday, March 12, 2012

More teams, media partners join international boulder face race


DAVAO CITY, Mar. 12 (PIA) -- With barely a month and a half to go, more teams have pledged their participation in the highly anticipated 2nd International Mt. Apo Boulder Face Challenge slated on April 28-29, 2012 in the Municipality of Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur.

Team Merrell, Viet Adventure, Team Mindanao Travel Channel, Senco Link Technologies Team, and Team Loveleinell Casidsid will be joining Team Nomads-Conquer of Manila, TRI.NE.MO of Cabanatuan City, Yokeimun, A2A, AMOSS, Junjie Evangelista Team and Lito Esparar Team of Davao City, Sta. Cruz Team.

Other groups are from Franklin Baker Company Team of Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur, Angelito Sibayan Team and Jonathan Pido Team of Carmen, Davao Del Norte; DMX Dole Phils., Team of General Santos City, Kagrupo, HADAMS and Care Group of Digos City, Roel Ano Team and four other adventure teams from Singapore. 

Participating teams will vie for the top plum of P150,000, which the champion team will take home. The second and third placers will pocket P100,000 and P75,000, respectively.

Deadline for registration is on April 23, 2012. Interested teams may register at the Provincial Agri-Industrial Center Management Office in Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur in a first-come-first-serve basis. On-line registration can also be done through www.boulderface.com.

The race is a 24-hour extreme challenge wherein the participating teams will endure four disciplines, namely mountain biking, water tubing, road running and trekking to the country’s highest peak, in the course of the country’s toughest eco-adventure race.

Various local and national publications, including Mindanao Daily Mirror, Mindanao Times, SunStar Davao, Edge Davao and M (Life and Living in Mindanao) Magazine, have also committed as the event’s media partners.

The 2nd International Mt. Apo Boulder Face Challenge is supported by ROX (Recreational Outdoor eXchange) Philippines, Aboitiz Power Corporation, San Miguel Corporation, Primer Group of Companies, Zest Air and Columbia Sportswear. (DOT-11)


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