Mission Accomplished
Kublai Kai made the near impossible possible…
The successfully crossed the Himalayas in an auto-rickshaw completing the (in)famous rally known as the Rickshaw Run Himalaya.
Watch this epic trek unfold as these adventurers document every kilometer from the top of the Himalayan Mountains in Ladakh to the expanse of the great Thar Desert in Rajasthan.
All in pursuit of authentic travel, sharing culture and making the world a better place.
Rickshaw Cinema
Is the sequel better than the original? You be the judge.
What we lack in conventional filmmaking techniques and education, we make up for with enthusiasm, adventure vibes and a great soundtrack.
So sit back, relax, make some chai and enjoy traversing the Himalayan Mountains with us as we conquer the legendary Rickshaw Run Himalaya.
The Himalayan Edition
Imagine yourself squashed into a motorized tuk tuk tackling thousands of miles of Indian roadways in an old school adventure.
This is the Rickshaw Run.
In 2025, the vagabond devils of Kublai Kai completed the most extreme version — the Rickshaw Run Himalaya. They tackled over 2800km of remote valleys and seasonal high passes on the tallest mountain range in the world. Big climbs, tiny roads hacked out of the mountain side with huge cliffs-edge drop offs, snow and ice. But imagine those spectacular views!
After crossing the mountains, they hit sea level and sand as they transitioned through the semi-arid plains of northwest India. The Great Thar desert in Rajasthan was waiting on the other side. It's known for shifting dunes, occasional sand storms and, as you may have guessed, it's on the warm side at times.
And after surviving all that, they coasted (or sputtered) into the Golden City of Jaisalmer and the finish line surrounded by adoring crowds and rickshaw run immortality.
Sensible? Maybe not. Adventure of a lifetime? You bet.
There’s no set route. Only a time limit and a finish line. The only certainty is that you will get lost, you will get stuck and you will break down. But yes, you will make it. And you’ll be better for it.
The goal is to experience a part of the world few have the privilege to see and to interact with people that aren’t accurately represented in a sound bite on cable news. It’s about visiting some of the oldest cities in the world and building friendships across continents.
The History
The Rickshaw Run was created when the Adventurists organization fell in love with the little monsters known as the motorized rickshaw while on a jaunt in India.
The first edition launched in December 2006 from Kochi, Kerala and snaked its way up to Darjeeling, West Bengal.
Since these humble beginnings, the Rickshaw Run has grown into a beast. There have been more than 40 editions, and literally, thousands of people have gathered at the alter of the rickshaw from all corners of the globe in attempt to complete this adventure.
This August, teams from around the globe will join team Kublai Kai for the 2025 Himalayan Rickshaw Run.
Russ Breckenridge and Stuart Murphy before departing on the original Rickshaw Run in 2023.
Hello. I’m a Tuk Tuk.
Kneel before engineering’s highest life form. If [insert deity of your choice] had made machines he or she probably wouldn’t have bothered with a Rickshaw. But they would have been wrong.
They’re not very fast and they break down more often than a push mower. But somehow, all this makes them better. They are, unquestionably, the greatest vehicle on the planet. What they lose in style, they gain in simplicity. They’re the only way to cross thousands of miles of adventure, the very pinnacle of un-style and lost-grace.
“We’re fighting to make the world less boring. Our planet used to slap us about the face-cheeks with iron fists of adventure every day. Maps had edges to walk off. Whole continents lay undiscovered.
But now, the entire surface of the Earth has been scanned by satellites and shovelled into your mobile phone.”
— The Adventurists