In November 2024, Kanchan Ugursandi, an Adivasi woman from Jharkhand, became the first person to bike to the Lipulekh Pass, a 17,500-foot mountain crossing that straddles India, China and Nepal. She started her extraordinary feat in Delhi and, on the way, faced challenging terrain and high altitudes that tested her physical limits. Ugursandi has recorded many firsts in the world of motorcycling adventures: she is the first biker to traverse 18 mountain passes in one go, the first to cross the Umling La—the highest paved road and mountain pass in the world at 19,024 feet—and the first biker to cross the Saser La at 16,500 feet, a mountain pass which connects the Siachen (Galwan Valley) to Daulat Beg Oldi Road.

　　Outlook Traveller interviewed Ugursandi about her achievements, why she started biking and what she will do next.

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