A British Army officer has broken the world record for the longest solo and unsupported polar expedition by a woman. Preet Chandi (ABOVE), known as Polar Preet, first made history trekking to the South Pole in 2021.
The 33-year-old has so far travelled 868 miles (1,397 km) across Antarctica in temperatures as cold as -50C (-58F). The previous female record was 858 miles (1,381 km), skied by Anja Blacha in 2020.
However, Capt Chandi, from Sinfin in Derby, did not complete her original aim of becoming the first woman to cross Antarctica solo and unsupported.
She set off from Hercules Inlet in November and hoped to reach Reedy Glacier within 75 days. An online blog, which she has kept along the way, was last updated on Thursday.
She reported being about 30 nautical miles away from her pick-up point. READ MORE...
