Rob Callander
Managing Director and Founder of Himalayan Roadrunners, Rob has lived in Kathmandu for many years after his long time residency in Vermont where he owned and operated a logging operation. A diesel mechanic and certified British Bike Nut & Restorer, Rob divides his time between the Himalaya, Northern Thailand and Vermont. His love of adventure, mountains and riding, led him to guiding treks and motorcycle expeditions throughout the Himalaya including the first assent by a motorcycle group of Khardung La in Ladakh India, the World’s Highest Motorable Pass (1994), the first ever motorcycle tour across Bhutan (1997), and the first organized ride from Kathmandu to Lhasa Tibet in 1998!
Jack Dorje Sherpa Callander
Jack spent the first years of life on the tank of a BSA Thunderbolt and was born breathing exhaust. Jack spends the rest of his time flying airplanes and his love for motorcycling and exploration puts him right out in front of the pack.
Gyan Bahadur Lama
Born in the Terai region of Nepal south of Kathmandu, Gyan came on board in the very beginning of Himalayan Roadrunners as a truck builder , before training by expert Royal Enfield mechanics in New Delhi’s renowned Karol Bagh motorcycle centre. Gyan has run every trip Roadrunners has ever operated and is our general manager in Nepal and the backbone of our over the road motorcycle mechanic team.
Andrew Duncan
Born and raised in Kenya before serving with the 2nd Gurkha Rifles in Hong Kong, Borneo and Belize, Andrew is fluent in Swahili and Nepali. Now based permanently in Kathmandu, Andrew is an expert on the Jungle Regions of Nepal’s Terai and is a Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society.
Charles Gay
Charles first came to Nepal in the Peace Corps in 1969, and has been trekking, riding and living here ever since! He has led and organized dozens of treks in the Nepal Himalaya in remote and little know regions and is an avid sailboat racer during summers off the coast of Northern California. Fluent in Nepali and conversant in Tibetan, Charles was instrumental in operating the first ever tour by foreign motorcyclists across the Dragon Kingdom of Bhutan in March 1997.
Ranjit Singh
Ranjeet Singh is one of the best motorcycle mechanics in all of India and specializes in the Royal Enfield Bullet as well as restorations of other old British Motorcycles like Triumph, BSA & Norton, as well as vintage Vespa Scooters. Recently Ranjeet has opened up his own Royal Enfield dealership in Rishikesh India but still joins a Roadrunners tour when time permits!
Nimi Sherpa
Nimi comes from Nepal’s Solu district close to Mount Everest, and is a familiar face on our Ladakh & Northern California tour programs! In between trips you can find Nimi working our data base at our office in Vermont.
Dorji Khandu
Dorji comes from the Punakha Valley in central Bhutan and was educated in Darjeeling. Working with us since our very first motorcycle tour into Bhutan in 1997 and 12 years of regular departure tours since then, Dorji is now the top authority on motoring trips in all of Bhutan and a very welcome addition to all of our Eastern Himalaya rides! Dorji lives in Thimphu with his wife and small daughter.
Ed Shuttleworth
Now based in Knysna, South Africa, Ed was brought up near Kendal in the English Lake District. After completing his basic training with the British Army he opted for a career as a commodities trader which took him in the 80′s to London, Hong Kong and Switzerland. In 1991 he left his job in commodities and set out on his own on his KTM “Incas” from London to Bangkok. After a brief foray into bar ownership in Kathmandu in the mid 90′s he joined us in the establishment of North Siam Roadrunners Ltd. Thailand and combined his enjoyment of motorcycling and traveling in South East Asia. Ed now operates a lineup of classic BMW R75/5′s with some amazing regular tour departures through the garden routes of beautiful South Africa.
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