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September 16, 2022, at 11:04 a.m. (Indian Standard Time), a Canadian team (Greg Harris and Priya Singh) and a Swiss team (Michele Daryanani & Nevena Lazarevic) set the world record for the highest altitude at which an auto rickshaw has ever been driven. The two teams set the record by driving
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Rickshaw Run (Himalayan Edition), an event promoted by The Adventurists, where teams drive auto rickshaws from the Thar desert town of Jaisalmer in Rajasthan to the Himalayan town of Leh in Ladakh. Rickshaw Run teams are given the start and finish lines, but
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of India. The elevation at Umling La of 19,024 feet (5,799 m) surpassed the record previously held by the 18,953-foot (5,777 m)
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are otherwise unsupported and left to their own navigational choices in completing the approximately 2,300 km journey.
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volcano road, Bolivia, making it the world's highest motorable road and pass. It is higher than
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to the summit of Umling La Pass at an altitude of 5,799 meters (19,024 feet).
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Everest Base Camp I (EBC) is 5,364 m (17,598 ft) above sea level.
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132:References
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562:Rezang La
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527:Mana Pass
507:Kepang La
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