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London, January 4 Captain Harpreet Chandi, a 32-year-old Indian-origin British Sikh Army officer and physiotherapist also known as Polar Preet, has created history by becoming the first woman of colo
LONDON, Jan 4:Captain Harpreet Chandi, a 32-year-old Indian-origin British Sikh Army officer and physiotherapist also known as Polar Preet, has created history by becoming the first woman of colour to complete a solo unsupported trek to the South Pole. Chandi announced her history-making feat on her live blog on Monday at the end of Day 40 after travelling 700 miles (1,127 kilometres) while pulling a pulk or sledge with all of her kit and battling temperatures of minus 50 degrees […]
En route she has faced 70mph winds, whiteouts and temperatures as low as minus 50 degrees Celsius
Captain Harpreet Chandi hopes 'to inspire future generations' as she closes in on the end of her gruelling 700 mile trek