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In 2024, a Greek woman crossed Nepal’s Great Himalaya Trail on foot in 52 days, setting the fastest female time on the route

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In 2024, a Greek woman crossed Nepal's Great Himalaya Trail on foot in 52 days, setting the fastest female time on the route

Greek endurance athlete Asimina Inglezou completed Nepal’s Great Himalaya Trail on foot in 52 days, 6 hours and 23 minutes in 2024, earning the Guinness World Records title for the fastest female completion of the route. She undertook the challenge as part of the 2024 Great Himal Race, a demanding west-to-east crossing of Nepal that … Read more

In 1974, Michèle Mouton’s father gave her an Alpine A110 car with a condition to prove herself or quit; she had entered a man’s world of rallying but 11 years later, she was the ‘fastest woman alive’

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In 1974, Michèle Mouton's father gave her an Alpine A110 car with a condition to prove herself or quit; she had entered a man’s world of rallying but 11 years later, she was the ‘fastest woman alive’

Mouton initially worked as a co-driver, accompanying her friend Jean Taibi on the 1972 Tour de Corse. For years, rallying was seen as a man’s sport. The cars were brutally fast, the roads unpredictable and the margin for error tiny. Then came Michèle Mouton. She did not enter motorsport trying to become the fastest woman. … Read more