After riding his rickshaw for 68 days through Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Srinagar and Kargil, 44-year-old Satyen Das said he had crossed the famous Khardung La pass in Ladakh on August 17.
He returned home a few days ago and is now eyeing an entry into the Guinness Book of World Records for plying rickshaw at an altitude above of 5000 metres.
His trip was financed by the Naktala Agrani Club in south Kolkata.
"After I crossed Pathankot in Jammu and Kashmir, locals told me that they had never seen a rickshaw in their village," Das said.
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He said his journey was meant to promote rickshaw as a means of eco-friendly transport as well as to spread the message of world peace.
To record the feat, a documentary filmmaker from Kolkata accompanied him. He was also armed with maps to help him pick his way through.
The best and the most challenging part of his journey was passing through an elevation of 17,582 feet at Khardung La pass which offers stunning views of the magnificent Himalayas.