Ajeet Bajaj is the first Indian to ski to the North Pole and the South Pole within a year.
Early life
Bajaj completed his schooling at Lawrence School, Sanawar. At the age of twelve he climbed the Friendship Peak near Kullu, and then at sixteen years old he ascended the Hanuman Tibba, a peak. He graduated from St. Stephen's College, Delhi.
Adventure
Bajaj is the first Indian to have skied to both the North Pole and the South Pole, and has undertaken travel in multiple countries spanning all seven continents. In July 2008 he kayaked along the coast of Greenland as part of an Indo-American team. The expedition's aim was to create awareness about the effect of global warming on glaciers. Bajaj has won a bronze medal in the national games for kayaking and a silver and two bronze medals in international rafting competitions in Switzerland and Siberia, Russia. He has captained an international team for world white water championships in Turkey. Bajaj qualified as a climbing instructor at the French National School of Alpinism and Skiing and has experience in a host of other adventure sports including skiing, rock climbing, snorkeling, sea kayaking, scuba diving, bungee jumping and canyoning. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and is former President of the Adventure Tour Operators Association of India. He with his daughter Deeya Bajaj climbed Mount Everest on 16 May 2018. Making them the first father - daughter duo to do so.
Achievements
Chief Instructor for kayaking course conducted for instructors of Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi, India.
Leader of first descent expeditions on the Nubra, Shyok, Ravi and Beas rivers in India.
Leader of rafting expeditions on Indus, Zanskar, Yamuna, Bhagirathi, Mandakini and Alaknanda rivers for the Indian Army. First descent by Kayak of upper Yamuna.
Expedition leader and chief instructor for forty-five river running courses and expeditions for the Indian Armed Forces. Many of these expeditions were on uncharted rivers in the Himalayas.
Joint leader Indo-U.S. Kali-Sarda River Expedition – 1987.
Member of a number of international expeditions in India
