Mangaluru: In an effort to encourage women to take adventure vehicles, 17 women from all over India, led by Sameera Dahiya, completed a 1,500 kilometer trip starting from Sonmarg on August 3 and ended in Manali on August 13.
Six riders from Karnataka, five of Maharashtra, three of Hyderabad, two of Tamil Nadu and one from Kerala traveled an average of 140 km per day (maximum to 240 km) at Royal Enfield 500, Bajaj Avenger and Royal Enfield Himalayan.
They face several challenges, including altitude disease, emotional and technical damage only to appear stronger as before.
The youngest racer is 24 years old and the oldest is 48.
Sameera Dahiya, one of the final footprint founders, Bengaluru-based platforms that introduce and train women on the way of adventure motorcycle, said, besides making women feel empowered, the purpose of this trip is to spread Awareness of sustainable trips, no garbage arbitrarily and to protect the environment.
Being part of some motorbike expeditions throughout India over the past five years, Sameera decided to arrange this trip after the Delhi Didi K2K expedition advanced to provide road support.
“For each driver, traveling Leh-Ladak is a dream.
After six months of planning, we hit the road to create memories in some beautiful places such as Turtuk, Nubra Valley, crossing Khardung La, Pass Mountain and created new friendship bonds.
The support team serves groups All women for the first time and are good help for all motorists to remain consistent on the road, “Sameera said.
The driver used to go to the road at 6:30 a.m.
and up to 6pm every day.
Women received a warm welcome in most places and they shared their experiences with the Ladakh tourism department.
Stay in tents and hotels, and they are also organized by cargil tourism as part of a tourist promotion drive and by motorbike groups in Srinagar.
The team underwent a RT-PC test twice during the trip.