Annie Seel
Annie Seel is a Swedish-born motorcyclist who set a world altitude record for climbing to Mount Everest base camp on a motorcycle. She climbed to 5,305 m, breaking the existing unofficial record by more than 50 m. 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 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 motor-sports racing. During the 2010 Dakar Rally, she crashed into a 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 UK.
