Who claimed to have reached the North Pole first, has been discussed for many years. One thing that is a fact is that the North Pole lies between Canada, Russia, Svalbard and Greenland with the nearest neighbor nearly 1000 kms away.
Indians walk, trek, climb, swim, navigate, pilot — all as to the manner born. But skiing is not a movement that comes naturally to our joints, nor sledge-driving to our aided propulsions.