Archive · 29 Aug 2026
Lahu Ugade Wins India’s Naked and Afraid Survival Challenge
Lahu Ugade won a difficult survival television show in India.
The contestants had to live in the jungle for 10 days with very few supplies.
They had to find food and water, make shelters and keep a fire burning.
Ugade had climbed Mount Everest before joining the show.
He said being naked felt strange for only a few minutes.
After that, he focused on avoiding injuries, insects and hunger.
He ate very little and lost about 6kg.
He won challenges by using skills such as tying knots and building things.
In the final challenge, he built a raft and reached a flame on a boat first.
The contestants helped each other and stayed friendly even though they were competing.
Lahu Ugade, a mountaineer from Pune, won the first Indian edition of Discovery’s Naked and Afraid: Aadimanav.
The 10-day challenge took contestants through three jungle zones, with food, water, fire and shelter as their main priorities.
Ugade said he ate only about 10 morsels of food and lost approximately 6kg during the challenge.
He won survival tools and a protein challenge before building a raft that helped him win the final contest.
Ugade said contestants relied on one another despite competing and remained friends through most of the experience.
- Who
- Lahu Ugade, a mountaineer from Sinhagad in Pune, won the challenge alongside other contestants.
- What
- He won the first Indian edition of Discovery’s reality survival show Naked and Afraid: Aadimanav.
- When
- The survival challenge lasted 10 days; Ugade had previously summited Mount Everest in 2023.
- Where
- The challenge took place across three jungle zones; the exact location is not stated.
- Why
- Ugade joined to try a different kind of challenge after discussing the show with his wife and family.
- Winner
- Lahu Ugade
- Show
- Naked and Afraid: Aadimanav
- Challenge length
- 10 days across three zones
- Food consumed
- About 10 morsels during the entire challenge, according to Ugade
- Weight loss
- Approximately 6kg
- Final challenge
- Contestants built bamboo-and-wood rafts and raced toward a flame on a boat
- Previous achievement
- Ugade summited Mount Everest in 2023