For the North Pole expedition, the team left India on March 24 and started the first leg of their journey from Oslo, Norway. From Oslo the team was flown to Longyearbyen on a special aircraft and then dropped to the Arctic Ice Cap for the ski journey to the pole.
The History-makers
The team was led by Commander Satyabrata Dam. Lt Cdr Avinash Khajuria, Surg Lt Cdr Ajay Sharma, MCERA Rajkumar, Petty Officer Medical Assitants Rakesh Kumar and Vikas Kumar, Brijendra Singh, SEA I PT II, LME Ramendra Pandey, Manoj Vats and Sonam Tamchos are part of the 10-member expedition team. Commander Dam has also been the leader of the two successful expeditions to Mount Everest and South Pole.
Records attempted
(subject to confirmation by authorities)
•First Indian team to Ski Traverse to the Geographic North Pole
•First Indians to complete the Three Pole Challenge
•First Indian Everest Summiteers to the South and North Pole
•First organization in the world to complete the Three Poles
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