Kenya To Host 20 Military-Grade Obstacle Challenge & Mountain Run 20 Nov

Bucketlist Adventures, the organizer of The Mt. Kenya Mudathon and Sky Run, a recreational sporting event partnered with Kenya School of Adventure and Leadership for the second edition of its Mudathon Series.

The event aimed at giving professional athletes, fitness enthusiasts and recreational runners an adventure obstacle race through the woods and rivers will culminate with a mega bonfire at the end of the day.

P.M. EXPRESS understands that participants will have an option to stay overnight to experience optional adventure-based recreational activities available at the adventure centre.

Activity Categories

Sky Run: 10km, 20Km Marania forest run on steep mountain trails

Mudathon: Over 20 technical obstacles challenge – military grade.

Adrenaline Sports: Cargo Net, Zip Lining, Paintball, High Ropes Course, Log Jam, Rock climbing, The Wall, Trust fall, Ultimate Bridge, and camping among others.

“We are really happy with the turnout and the feedback we received for our first Mudathon Series experience at Ndunda Falls in Embu’s Njukiri forest on 31st July 2021 that brought together over 300 participants” notes Bucketlist Adventures’ founder Munyaka Njiru.

“Our outdoor activities give screened participants an opportunity to form teams for their safety and camaraderie. An ambulance with a health and safety team will be onsite for wellness checks and through the course.

“We are pleased to see more Kenyans and organizations incorporating elements of outdoor recreational activities and experiential learning to continue their healthy lifestyles and develop their human resource”, said Dr John Mwangi, MBS, director at KESAL. “Through this partnership, we leverage KESAL’s three decades of running large scale training programs for both the government and private sector to collectively deliver a challenging obstacle course and host a memorable event next month”

Bucketlist Adventures will manage the race itself and invites trade partners offering adventure tourism experiences to their clients and has teamed up with leading innovative local tour operators like Turnup.Travel, Virgin Explorers, Safiri Nasi and Keitan Safaris among other providers in Kenya.

Registration for the event can be done at: https://www.ticketsasa.com/events/eventdetail/view/3326/mudathon_meru

Bucketlist Adventures is an outdoor recreation and adventure outfit with seven years of experience in outdoor events. It had previously organized over five prime sporting events including the Mudathon, Tigoni Tea Trail Run and MTB Challenge, Migaa Fun & Fitness fest, Escarpment madness, Mudrun in Njoro Packages as well as weekly recreation and fitness activities.

Kenya school of adventure and leadership-Kesal is a nonprofit public outdoor training centre established in 1990 offering unique and high impact experiential-based training solutions. Being the only public experiential-based centre in Kenya, Kesal is a NITA (national industrial training authority) accredited trainer offering onsite and offsite programs set in a serene and natural environment that forms the bulk of its training ground. The facility has the capacity to hold a large number at go with qualified, competent and professional staff.

Turnup.Travel has been at the forefront of disrupting tourism in Kenya by offering new-age travellers bespoke experiences with itineraries designed around your personal goals, bucket list, passion and interests -transforming your big dreams into beautiful memories. Through Turnup in Motion, an award-winning content agency purely focused on the creation and distribution of optimized multimedia content, Turnup.Travel is the official content partner for the Mudathon Series.