Alpen-Challenge 
Dreiländergiro Ötztaler Cycle Marathon Alpenbrevet
Maratona dles Dolomites
La Marmotte
Khardung La 5,602m Taglang La 5,358m Potokonkga La 4,900m Namshang La 4,800m Monastery Lamayuru 3,714m
Chacaltaya 5,300m Yungas Death Road 3,200m 
Mount Evans 4,307m Mauna Kea 4,200m
Pico del Veleta 3,394m Bontadini-Lift (not accessible) Ötztal Glacier 2,820m Cime de la Bonette 2,802m Col de l'Iseran 2,770m Passo Stelvio 2,758m Kaunertal Glacier 2,750m Colle dell'Agnello 2,744m Passo Gavia 2,652m Col du Galibier 2,645m Colle del Nivolet 2,612m Großglockner 2,571m Timmelsjoch 2,509m Umbrailpass 2,503m Nufenenpass 2,478m Gran San Bernardo 2,473m Furkapass 2,436m Col d'Izoard 2,360m Sellaronda 2,240m Piccolo San Bernardo 2,188m Gotthardpass 2,091m Col de la Croix de Fer 2,067m Silvretta 2,032m Mont Ventoux 1,912m Alpe d'Huez 1,896m Roßfeld-Höhenring 1,540m Riedbergpass 1,420m Brocken 1,142m San Salvador 510m
Taglang La is supposed to be second highest rideable pass in the world following Khardung La. Taglang La is located in Northern India in Zanskar/Ladakh on the way from the town of Manali to Leh and constitutes the traverse of the Himalayan main range. The road is in effect asphaltic. However, it becomes an unpaved dirt road from 5,000m upwards. Even heavy load traffic makes use of that road to get to the town of Leh. Thus, the passroad is only rideable with a mountainbike. In addition, prior acclimatisation of the body is strongly recommended. Unlike at Khardung La official height reference can exactly be confirmed by using GPS.
Start: Tso Kar 4,500m
First seven kilometers route on an unpaved road from Tso Kar Lake to asphalted main road Manali-Leh. From km 20 onwards it becomes considerable steeply up to the summit. Compensation for the trial is a downhill ride of 40 kilometers to the spot of Lato.
Departure at Tso Kar, a dried up salt lake at an altitude of 4,500m.
Asphaltic roadway from Manali to Leh
Broad serpentines...
...lead to the summit.
Slot in the center of picture is the pass summit.
From 5,000m upwards it becomes an unpaved dirt roadway.
Profile of the rocks remind of Pico del Veleta, highest passroad of Europe in Spanish Sierra Nevada.
17,582 feet = 5,358m above sea level
Pass summit is characterised by hundreds of Buddhistic prayer flags.
View from pass peak to the North
Numerous serpentines on the 40 kilometers downhill ride...
...through bizarre rocky scenery...
...on unpaved dirt roads...
...and few asphaltic parts...
...down to the spot of Lato.
