*This post has been updated as of April 22. As per the organizers, the Festival has been moved from April 25 to 26 (previous date was April 24-26).
Ah, mountain festivals. Camping, reggae music, river crossing, all that shebang.
Well, if you’re in Manila and you’ve got nothing on your plate for the weekend, you might want to hop on over to San Mateo, Rizal from the 25th to the 26th for the first ever Sandugo Mountain Festival and MTB Cup.
This two-day outdoor event will take you to a smorgasbord of reggae trippin’ and adrenaline-kickin’ outdoor activities including:
(All scheduled on April 25, Saturday)
- Trekking
- Trail running
- River crossing
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| Crossing Magana Falls |
- Basic Mountaineering Course
- Orienteering (map and compass navigation)
- Non-competition biking (for non-participants of the MTB Cup)
- Mini adventure race (series of 5 mental and physical team tasks
- Camping and outdoor gourmet
- Live reggae sesh
You get one free pass (applicable for both days) for every P500 single-receipt purchase of regular-priced Sandugo and Basekamp items. The pass includes:
- Tent and sleeping mats (applicable for festival attendees. Tents and mats for friends and relatives of MTB-only participants may bring their own or rent from Basekamp)
- Complimentary dinner on the second night
- Access to festival activities
- Free shuttle to and from the site (Basekamp San Mateo) in Pintong Bukawe.
Registered festival attendees will be picked up from El Inventor in Amang Rodriguez (beside KIA if you’re coming from Marcos Highway) from 5am to 6am on Saturday, April 25.
They will be shuttled back on Sunday at around 12 to 1 pm to Sandugo Ligaya Store along Marcos Highway corner Amang Rodriguez (in front of Jollibee, beside the footbridge).
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| Trail run. |
If you’re a mountain biker, you might also want to join the 12-hour endurance race. The MTB Cup features three categories for both pros and non-pros: All-Men, Mixed (at least one per sex), and Solo Category. Both All-Men and Mixed teams should have three people in the team to compete.
The 2.5-kilometer race course consists of both single and double tracks. Solo participants are required to complete at least 16 laps. Groups must take turns, with each member completing at least 12 laps each. Participants who make the most number of laps win goodies and GCs from Sandugo.
The race starts from 6pm of April 25th till 6am of April 26th (now you know why they really call it an endurance race).
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| Trail for non-race bikers. |
Only 3o teams and 60 solo racers are permitted to join, so the earlier you register, the better.
You can visit their page for further details: https://www.facebook.com/sandugosandals.sdg
If you’re absolutely unable to buy Sandugo items (which I really suggest you do, ’cause hello? Free pass + P500 worth of items?), you can still participate in the festival and redeem all those yummy perks by depositing to this account:
METROBANK account: Khumbu Enterprises Inc.
Account number: 007-3-00751336-5
Fee for the festival: P500 per head
Email a copy of the deposit slip to marketing@sandugosandals.com and fheame19@gmail.com.
So I guess I’ll see you there?
Here’s a roadmap to the event:
Participating stores:
SANDUGO Outlet:
Ligaya Pasig
Manggahan Pasig FO Tent
Robinsons Montalban Kiosk
SM Angono
Sta Lucia East, Cainta
Town Center, Tanay
Luckygold Plaza, Ortigas
AB Central Angono, Rizal
Victory Antipolo Kiosk
Rosario, Pasig
Fairview Terraces
Isetann Recto
Waltermart North Edsa, Munoz Kiosk
Zabarte Mall
SM Valenzuela
Citisquare Malabon Kiosk
Farmers Plaza Cubao
Metropoint Mall, Pasay
Starmall Edsa Crossing, Starlink
Starmall Edsa Crossing Kiosk
Mart One, Guadalupe
Starmall SJDM, Bulacan
Victory Town Center, SJDM Kiosk
SM Sucat
Festival Mall, Alabang
Starmall Alabang
Sunshine Plaza Mall FTI
BaseKamp Pintong Bukawe, San Mateo Rizal
BASEKAMP Outlet:
Galleria
Isetann Recto
Ligaya
Alimall
Market Market
Fairview Terraces
Starmall Alabang
Trinoma
