RJ Ripper

Kids and bikes; wherever you are in the world, they go together. The chaotic streets of Kathmandu may not seem like a typical breeding ground for world-class mountain bikers, but then again nothing is typical about Rajesh (RJ) Magar. Since learning to ride on a beat-up clunker, to becoming the four-time National Champion at age 21, RJ’s story is one of boundless childhood dreaming and unstoppable determination, forged from junkyard scraps and tested on the rugged trails of the mighty Himalaya.

A BeAlive Original

Director:

Joey Schusler

Co-Directors:

Ben Page & Aidan Haley

Producers:

Mandil Pradhan & Joey Schusler

Cinematography:

Joey Schusler & Ben Page

Editor:

Aidan Haley

Assistant Editor:

Ben Page

Sound Engineer:

Keith White Audio

Art Direction:

Good Fortune Collective

Motion Design:

Shotgun Infinity

Colorist:

Dylan Hageman

Location Support:

H&I Adventures

Language Coordinator:

Jessica DiCarlo

Nepali Translations:

Mandil Pradhan, Richa Shakya, Yukta Bajracharya, Shristi Shrestha

Supported By:

Yeti Cycles, Fox Shox, Outdoor Research, Enve Composites, Smith Optics, Clif Bar, Maxxis Tires, and H&I Adventures

Music:

“Big Om of Tibet” Tibetan Monks, Traditional

“Reshamm”, Nepathya

“Atmos VI”, A Winged Victory for the Sullen

“Taal Ko Pani”, Nepathya

“Daydream (feat. Ashwin Srinivasan)”, Nitin Sawhney

“Mountain Song”, Assaraimasko Dabdabhelio

“Mountain High”, Bipul Chettri