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{{Short description|Indian event}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2022}}
[[File:A contestant in the 2006 Rickshaw Run.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Driving along the road]]

'''The Rickshaw Run''' is an event where teams drive [[Auto Rickshaw]]s along various routes across [[India]]. The first route in December 2006 was from [[Kochi]], in the southern state of [[Kerala]], to [[Darjeeling]], in [[West Bengal]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}} In its inaugural run, 34 teams started the event, and 31 of those finished.{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}} The rickshaw run has involved dangerous road incidents occurring during the 'race'.{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}}

The Rickshaw Run is organised by the Adventurists,<ref name=":0">[http://www.theadventurists.com :: The Adventurists :: Welcome]</ref> who also organise the [[Mongol Rally]].{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}

==Where and when==
The Rickshaw Run takes place every 4 months in January, April and August in India. The route changes each time but starts from the finishing point of the previous run.{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}} Initially the route just included India but by the second Run teams were going through [[Nepal]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}}. Currently [[Rajasthan]], [[Kerala]] and [[Meghalaya]] hosts the starting/ending points for each version of the run.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}

'''Past Rickshaw Runs'''

 {{Citation needed|date=August 2009}}
2006/07 Winter Run (26/12/06) started in [[Kochi]] and finished in [[Darjeeling]]. 
2007 Summer Run (30/06/07) started in [[Kolkata]] and finished in [[Manali, Himachal Pradesh|Manali]]. 
2007/08 Winter Run (31/12/07) starting in Kochi and finishing in [[Kathmandu]], [[Nepal]]. 
2008 Summer Run (01/06/08) starting in [[Kathmandu]] and finishing in [[Pondicherry (city)|Pondicherry]]. 
2008/09 Winter Run (01/1/09) starting in Pondicherry and finishing in [[Shillong]]. 
2009 Easter Run (04/11/09) starting in Shillong and finishing in [[Goa]]. 
2009 Fall Run (13/09/09) starting on [[Goa]] and finishing in [[Pokhara]], [[Nepal]]. 
2010 Spring Run (28/03/10) stating in [[Kochi]] and finishing in [[Gangtok]], [[Sikkim]]. 
2011 Winter (2/1/11) stating in [[Jaisalmer]] to and finishing in [[Kochi]]. 
2013 Spring Run (7/4/13) Starting in [[Kochi]] and finished in [[Shillong]] 
2013 Autumn Run (8/9/13) Starting in [[Shillong]] and finished in [[Jaisalmer]]. 
2016 Autumn Run (8/9/13) Starting in [[Shillong]] and finished in [[Kochi]]. 
2016 Autumn Run Starting in [[Shillong]] and finished in [[Kochi]].
2017 January - [[Kochi]] to [[Jaisalmer]] 
2017 April - [[Jaisalmer]] to [[Kochi]] 
2017 August - [[Kochi]] to [[Jaisalmer]]

74 teams started in the 2013 spring run in Kochi in the south western corner of the country. Out of those 70 finished. Most teams travelled along the east coast of India, taking the 'easy route' but a handful of hardcore teams went 'up the centre' passing through places such as [[Mysore]], [[Nagpur]], [[Varanasi]] and even making their way up to [[Darjeeling]]. The teams that went the central route travelled more than 4000 km in their rickshaws on some of the worst roads in India.

==Charity donations==
Each team has to raise a minimum of £1,000 for charities working in India and Nepal.{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}} The main charities for the Rickshaw Run are Mercy Corps, Frank Water and Save the Children, depending on where the Rickshaw Run takes place. Each team consists of one rickshaw and between one and four drivers.{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}} The Rickshaw is a vehicle designed to transport light loads over small distances on paved roads, making it a challenge to cover long distances.

==World Records==
During the 2022 Himalaya edition of the Rickshaw Run, two teams ([[Canadian]] and [[Switzerland|Swiss]]) set the record for the worlds highest auto rickshaw, over the [[Umling La]] Pass, at 5800 meters/19024 feet.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/auto-rickshaws-set-highest-altitude-drive-record-at-19024-feet-on-umling-la-pass-6257215.html|title= Auto Rickshaws Set Highest Altitude Drive Record at 19,024 Feet on Umling La Pass|date=October 22, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/lifestyle/travel/auto-rickshaws-drive-on-umling-la-pass-the-highest-motorable-road-to-set-world-record-at-19024-feet/ar-AA13qxBT|title=Auto rickshaws drive on Umling La Pass, the highest motorable road, to set world record at 19,024 feet|website=[[MSN]] |date=October 27, 2022}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tagteamindia.com"A Teams website: Tag Team India", ''The Adventurist'', April 2010]
*[http://indiacurrents.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=eb9333c00f889bc926a682cef538393b "2400 Miles in an Auto-Rickshaw", by Ranjit Souri, ''India Currents'', June 2008]
*[https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2007/aug/11/saturday.adventure ''Road to Manali'', The Guardian, 11 Aug 2007]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070206042733/http://www.hindu.com/mag/2007/02/04/stories/2007020400010200.htm Antara Das, ''That's the Rickshaw Run'', The Hindu (magazine), 4 Feb 2007]
*[https://www.bbc.co.uk/hampshire/content/articles/2006/12/12/rickshaw_run_feature.shtml ''Rickshaw Run'', BBC Hampshire, 23 Jan 2007]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070602081533/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/12/28/stories/2006122801500100.htm ''All the way to Darjeeling in auto rickshaws'', The Hindu (Metro Plus Kochi), 28 Dec 2006]
*[http://www.rickshawrun.com Rickshaw Run website]
*[http://www.theadventurists.com The Adventurists]
*[http://natgeoadventure.tv/uk/Show.aspx?Id=288 The Rickshaw Run on Nat Geo Adventure]

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