Archive · 26 Dec 2025
Five Women Ride to Nathula Pass
Five women from Bengaluru, including a 76-year-old, rode their motorcycles to Nathula Pass, which is very high up in the mountains.
This was a tough journey because the air is thin and it's hard to breathe.
They traveled through Sikkim, Nepal, and Bhutan to get there.
The women are part of a group called CRF Women on Wheels, which teaches women to ride motorcycles and shows that anyone can do it if they try.
When they reached the top, they were very happy and took pictures with the Indian flag.
This trip shows that age and gender don't matter when it comes to adventure.
Five women bikers from Bengaluru, including a 76-year-old, completed a high-altitude ride to Nathula Pass.
The journey involved traveling through Sikkim, Nepal, and Bhutan to reach the pass, which is over 14,000 feet.
The group is part of CRF Women on Wheels, an all-women riding collective that trains women in motorcycling.
The ride challenged assumptions about women's capabilities in high-altitude motorcycling.
The women celebrated their achievement by posing with the national flag at the top of Nathula Pass.
- Who
- Five women bikers from Bengaluru, including a 76-year-old
- What
- Completed a high-altitude ride to Nathula Pass
- When
- December 2025
- Where
- Nathula Pass, over 14,000 feet, near the India-China border
- Why
- To challenge assumptions about women in motorcycling and show their capabilities
- Participants
- Five women bikers from Bengaluru, including a 76-year-old
- Destination
- Nathula Pass, over 14,000 feet
- Organization
- CRF Women on Wheels
- Route
- Bengaluru to Nathula Pass via Sikkim, Nepal, and Bhutan
- Altitude Challenges
- Reduced oxygen, headaches, breathlessness, dizziness, fatigue
- Mission
- Breaking stereotypes about women in motorcycling
- Training
- Trained over 1,000 women riders across multiple states
- Celebration
- Hugged and posed with the national flag at the top