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Whatever happened to the Rally Princess?
13:04 p.m. EDT Sep 25, 2003
Who says adventure has to be painful and difficult? Annie Seel, Sweden’s ‘Rally Princess’ recently returned from her ride to Everest’s North side Base Camp. Along with a support crew, the endurance motorcycle racer snaked along the dirt road from Kathmandu all the way to the Rongbuk glacier.
Motorcycle adventuring is becoming increasingly popular as riders take their enduro motorcycles around the world. As far as exploration goes, the motorcycle is one of the best means of transportation – quicker than foot (more fun too), more agile than a truck, and doesn’t eat as much as a horse.
Annie sent in a few words about her trip to ExplorersWeb recently:
"I didn't quite know what to expect when reaching BC, but I was stunned by the rough beauty of the Rongbuk glacier/valley where the sun was warmly shining on the mountain.
Also I was positively surprised that the BC looked clean, and no garbage flying around the area.
We were very "alone" foreign tourists at the BC, it was us 6 scandinavians and 3 americans we met there. The second day came some Chinese, and we learned that Tibet is more focusing on Chinese and Japanese tourists. I guess Nepal is more open for western tourists.
I felt very at home in Tibet, the scenery, rough mountains and kind people reminded me of the Atlas mountains in Morocco. And the Yaks are absolutely charming... but I didn't quite get to like the Yak butter tea yet."
Image of the Annie and her crew on their way to Base Camp courtesy of Annie Seel.
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