Nepal, April 28 -- Sprinting across the Himalaya for women and girls everywhere Three years ago, Alicia Bayer had never run a marathon. In fact, she was not even a regular runner. Now, she runs at a pace of a marathon per day through the Himalaya.

On 16 April, Bayer completed her ultra run of 140km, summiting Kyanjin Ri (4,700m) and Tserko Ri of Langtang Valley (4,985m) in just seven days. A few weeks before that, she had run 640km along from Mumbai to Goa along the western coast of India in 15 days.Bayer's runs are documented daily on her Instagram page, amassing nearly 25,000 followers. Through photographs, short videos, and personal stories, her goal is to draw attention to the rights of women.

As a young woman, Bayer witnessed first...