Welcome to the Indian Navy Mission Dakshin Dhruv 2006 website

This site has been developed to keep readers abreast with the latest developments of Team Antarctica as they prepare to take on one of the most challenging extreme adventure activities - a Ski traverse to the Geographic South Pole - 90ºSouth.

The team of ten mavericks shall bid adieu to Indian shores on Nov 22nd and hope to conclude their journey by early January 2007. If successful, this team of ten mavericks, hailing from all arms and cadres of the Navy, shall become the First Indian team to have skied to the South Pole. Additionally, four members of the elite submarine arms shall become the First submariners in the World to have achieved this feat. This expedition would unfurl the flags of India and the Indian Navy at the final frontier of adventure activity that challenges the human spirit of courage and survival.

Browse through our home on the virtual world and find out what it takes to reach the South Pole and what we have been busy with to make this dream a reality.

Join us on the rollercoaster ride as we tick off days before our final march into the freezing world of Antarctica!