2017-2025: world's highest motorable road From 2017 to 2025, the Chisumle–Umling La-Demchok road was world's highest motorable road as the elevation of Umling La surpassed the record previously held by the
Uturuncu volcano road in Bolivia, making it the world's highest motorable road, however CUDR was surpassed in 2025 by Mig La Road. CUDR road is higher than Mount Everest's
South Base Camp, which is at , and over half the cruising altitude of commercial jet airlines. The environment posed severe challenges for construction, with winter temperatures falling to , and oxygen levels 50% lower than at sea level.
2022: Autorickshaw world record On September 16, 2022, at 11:04 a.m. (Indian Standard Time), a Canadian team (Greg Harris and Priya Singh) and a Swiss team (Michele Daryanani & Nevena Lazarevic) set the world record for the highest altitude at which an
auto rickshaw has ever been driven. The two teams set the record by driving to the summit of Umling La Pass at an altitude of 5,799 meters (19,024 feet). The two teams were participating in the Rickshaw Run (Himalayan Edition), an event promoted by The Adventurists, where teams drive auto rickshaws from the Thar desert town of Jaisalmer in Rajasthan to the Himalayan town of Leh in Ladakh. Rickshaw Run teams are given the start and finish lines, but are otherwise unsupported and left to their own navigational choices in completing the approximately 2,300 km journey. ==See also==