Annie Seel

Career

Seel climbed to 5,305 m (17,405 ft), breaking the existing unofficial record by more than 50 m (160 ft), using a 20-year-old Honda XL250 fitted with ice tires. This limitation was due to the Nepalese government"s ban on the importation of new motorcycles to Nepal. During the 2010 Dakar Rally, Seel crashed into a 16 ft (49 m) deep tomb but continued to complete the race.

She also competed in the world’s first electric grand prix "TTXGP 2010" at Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit in the United Kingdom, riding the Morris Motorcycles Racing team"s Mavizen TTX02 machine.

Achievements

• Previously known as an enduro racer and a leading female competitor in the Paris-Dakar Rally, Seel was awarded the Swedish "Adventurer of The Year" award in 2005 for being the first woman to compete in the 500-mile (800 km) TSCO Vegas to Reno desert motorcycle race, where she finished as the fifth highest amateur and was FIM first "Ride Green" woman eco-enduro champion in a race for electric motorcycles supporting environmentally responsible motorsports racing.