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Manali-Leh highway, which has average elevation more than 12,000 feet and four major mountain passes with elevation of over 16,000 feet, has been the place for many adventure enthusiasts to set a world record. Not only Ladakh is a popular tourist destination where lakhs of tourists visit every year to enjoy the amazing landscapes, high altitude passes, ancient monasteries, unique culture and lakes, the region is also offering an opportunity to people to attempt for new records. People come here to set world records in many categories including fastest man/woman to cover the distance between Leh and Manali on foot, fastest cycling on this road, fastest car drive etc, motorbiking etc. We shall keep you updated with the latest records and attempts. Pune woman runs Leh to Manali in five days, sets new world record August 14, 2022 Pune based 45-year-old ultra runner-cum-cyclist Preeti Maske, a mother of two, created another world record to become the fastest woman on foot to run from Leh to Manali in just 4 days, 22 hours and 9 minutes. Till now the world record is held by Sufiya Khan who ran from Manali to Leh in six days. Preeti set a Guinness World Record in June this year by becoming the first woman to solo cycle from Leh to Manali in just 55 hours 13 minutes. She also holds many other records in long distance cycling. This time she attempted for Guinness record for the fastest on foot journey from Leh to Manali. With 8,000m elevation gain, runner-cum-cyclist Preeti covered a distance of 80km every day on the first four days and 100km on the last day. She was flagged off by Border Roads Organisation (BRO) from Leh at 6am on August 9 by chief engineer Brig Gaurav Karki. Given the monsoon conditions, she