[2] It is higher than Mount Everest's South Base Camp, which is at 17,598 feet (5,364 m), and over half the cruising altitude of commercial jet airlines.

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).

[3] 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.