"Riding through Ladakh has changed me in ways I can’t even begin to explain,” says 21-year-pld Zenia Jamshedji, who features in the India book of Records 2024 for the youngest female Parsi riding to the top of Umling La and back. She completed the circuit from Srinagar to Chandigarh, including Zozilla Pass, Khardung La Pass, Chang La, Thang village and Siachen base camp covering a total distance of 2,000 kms in the mountains alone, notes a write-up on the young woman’s trip sent by her father Kaizad to Parsiana. "The hardships, the cold, the altitude — everything was worth it.......