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First Indian to ski to North Pole is

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He founded an adventure sports company, later skied to the South Pole with his daughter, and won the Padma Shri in 2012.
Updated On: Jul 17, 2026
  • Arun Nayyar
  • Ajeet Bajaj
  • Sq. Ldr. Sanjay Thapar
  • Neal Paramjeet
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The Correct Option is B

Solution and Explanation

The question turns on one word: ski. Several Indians have reached the North Pole in different ways, so the exact mode of travel decides the answer.

  1. Arun Nayyar: No recorded polar expedition to his name. He does not belong in this list.
  2. Ajeet Bajaj: A Delhi based adventure sportsman who runs Snow Leopard Adventures. He skied to the North Pole in 2006 and is credited as the first Indian to do it. He later skied to the South Pole as well, with his daughter Deeya, in 2019. The Padma Shri came to him in 2012 for adventure sports. This is the correct option.
  3. Sq. Ldr. Sanjay Thapar: The trap in this question. In April 1996 he led an Indian expedition to the North Pole and planted the national flag there. His achievement is remembered as a jump and flag hoisting at the Pole rather than a ski traverse, so he does not fit the wording.
  4. Neal Paramjeet: Not associated with any Arctic first.

The answer is option (B), Ajeet Bajaj.

Let's summarize:

  • Skiing to the Pole means travelling on skis over the frozen Arctic Ocean, not flying or jumping in.
  • Ajeet Bajaj did this in 2006 and is named the first Indian to ski to the North Pole.
  • Sanjay Thapar's 1996 North Pole feat was a different kind of expedition.

So the first Indian to ski to the North Pole is Ajeet Bajaj.

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