For years, the sign at Khardung La claiming to be the "Highest Motorable Road in the World" was the holy grail for adventure motorcyclists. But maps change, and so do records. Today, that title belongs to Umling La Pass.
The experience of riding to Umling La is otherworldly. As you ascend, the landscape shifts from the green valleys of the lower Himalayas to the stark, brown, lunar-like terrain of Ladakh. The air thins, the wind bites harder, and the silence becomes profound.
Physically, you feel
