Royal Enfield’s Himalayan Odyssey started in 2003, and after over a decade of adrenaline-filled trips, this year’s edition will be having an all-women edition that will be flagged off from New Delhi on July 9, 2016, along with the male rider contingents, both of which will ride on different routes before finally converging at Leh, Ladakh.
Powered by STRE (She Travels on a Royal Enfield), a community of women motorcyclists who ride a Royal Enfield across the globe, the maiden edition of Himalayan Odyssey - Women (HO-W) will see the passion driven contingent ride the ‘holy grail’ of motorcycling from July 09, 2016 to July 23, 2016. Apart from the participants, the entire HO-W team will comprise of women, that is, the service staff, technicians, doctors and crew will all be women.
The 17 day adventure ride will traverse 2,200 kilometres in some of the roughest terrains and highest mountain passes mapping diverse terrains ranging from plains of Delhi to snow clad valleys of Ladakh. The weather would shift remarkably, from scorching hot to icy cold as riders will make their way to the picturesque regions of the Himalayas, which house within themselves one of the most hostile environments for motorcycling including Narkanda, Sarchu, Jispa and Leh, all the way to Khardung-La, which is one of the world’s highest motorable roads.
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