Ajeet has completed the Explorer’s Grand Slam, which includes skiing to both the North and South Poles and summiting the Seven Summits, the highest mountain on each continent, placing him in an exceptionally rare league of global explorers.
With over 40 years of pioneering leadership in adventure sports, he is the first Indian to complete the Polar Trilogy – skiing to the North Pole, the South Pole and across the Greenland icecap.
In 2018, Ajeet and his daughter Deeya made history as the first Indian father–daughter team and the first parent child team to summit Mount Everest from the North Side in Tibet, a powerful symbol of empowerment for girls everywhere.
He is also the first Asian to raft and kayak some of the world’s most formidable rivers across six continents and has pioneered numerous first descents on India’s rivers—by both rafting and kayaking—opening new routes through some of the country’s most challenging rivers.
Beyond exploration, Ajeet has distinguished himself in competitive sport, earning a bronze medal in kayaking at the National Games and a silver and two bronze medals in international river rafting championships in Switzerland and Russia. He led the international team as captain at the World White Water Rafting Championships in Turkey. He has conducted more than fifty specialized rafting and kayaking courses for the Indian Armed Forces, including elite special forces.
Honoured with the Padma Shri, one of India’s highest civilian awards, Ajeet has been further recognized through induction into the Halls of Fame of both the Indian Association of Tour Operators and the Adventure Tour Operators Association of India. Ajeet is a fellow of Aspen Global Leadership Network and fellow, Royal Geographical Society. Ajeet is respected as a pioneer of adventure tourism, river rafting, white water & sea kayaking and expedition skiing in the country. Ajeet played a pivotal role in establishing safety standards for the adventure tourism industry in India.
Ajeet is the Managing Director of Snow Leopard Adventures, a 36- year legacy brand and four-time national awardee in tourism, where he continues to drive industry benchmarks in exceptional outdoor experiences, operational excellence and industry-leading safety standards. He is the Vice Chair of FAITH (Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism & Hospitality) and is the President of the Adventure Tour Operators Association of India.
Ajeet has worked with the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (UNWTO), chaired the Camping and Caravan Tourism Policy for India’s Ministry of Tourism and is Fellow, Aspen Global Leadership Network and Royal Geographical Society. In 2017, he was invited to the Champions of Change event with the Prime Minister of India.
He is a member of The Board of Governors for the Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management and on the Board of St. Mary’s School, New Delhi.
