50 candidates to join MAT selection

JAKARTA (JP): Fifty candidates from 19 cities in Indonesia will join the final selection for the Marlboro Adventure Team (MAT) Winter Challenge at Mount Bromo this weekend.

About 120,000 applicants have registered themselves but only 50 participants have passed the necessary qualifications. Only 10 from 50 participants will represent Indonesia in the challenge that takes place in Telluride, Colorado, from March 20 to March 28.

A press release from organizers PT Philip Morris Indonesia said the selection would will start the first test of rappelling on Friday followed by driving a jeep, senduro cart with obstacles on Saturday. Senduro cart is a traditional race in Bromo where participants are placed in a four-wheel box and slide on the sand.

The final test on Sunday will feature a triathlon involving horse racing, running and cycling with the finish line set at a Mount Bromo waterfall. (yan)