Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 08:14am on 22 Sep 2025,Monday India
Lt. Col. Sohan Roy (Retd), a 77-year-old army veteran from Pune, scaled Umling La — the world’s highest motorable pass — riding his Royal Enfield Classic 500. His journey began on August 20, 2025 from Pune to Leh, and concluded October 30 after ten days of riding through rugged terrain, rain, landslides and low connectivity zones. En route, he traveled through Jammu, Srinagar, Drass, Kargil, Leh, Nyoma, Hanle and paused at Kargil War Memorial & Badgam Memorial to pay respects. A former sportsman, boxer and marathoner, Roy has set records earlier, including being the oldest rider to reach Khardung La.
