Indian origin riders from Canada and Switzerland recently set the world record for riding auto rickshaws to the summit of Umling La Pass, at a height of 19,024 ft. by taking the highest motorable road in the world.
India born Canadian Priya Singh and Michele Daryanani of Indian descent from Switzerland took part when their teammates in the Rickshaw Run (Himalayan Edition) event, a competition where teams drive auto rickshaws from the city of Jaisalmer in the Indian Rajasthan desert to Leh, a northern Indian city in the Himalayas.
