thereby doing India
and Navy proud. They became first ever Indian Team to have successfully
ski traversed to both the geographic poles. With this extraordinary
feat, three of the ten mbers would have also joined the elite club to
successfully complete the "Three Poles" Challenge.
The Three Poles Challenge includes successful traverse to the North
Pole, South Pole and ascent of Mt. Everest, considered to be the third
pole. By far, this is regarded as amongst the most daring feats in the
genre of adventure sports.
Commencing 02 April the team progressed to the desired goal facing
numerous challenges enroute. The ski traverse to the North Pole was
replete with hazards of high winds, freezing temperatures, polar bears,
water leads, pressure ridges and variable sea drift. Heavy
Odds not withstanding, the navy's mavericks have created history.
The spirit of selfless desire to achieve such a feat for the country and
the navy is in keeping with the highest traditions.
The team members exuded pride, exemplary motivation & great emotion
during the Phone-in ceremony. The team was congratulated by Vice
Admireal Sekhar Sinha, Controller of personnel service, who also
conveyed the felicitation message on behalf of Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Sureesh Mehta. The team leader then interacted over the
phone with members of the media and described in details the
surroundings, details of the traverse and the elation felt on having
achieved the rare feat.
