Chandi skiied 700 miles to the South Pole in just 40 days. The British Sikh army officer aims to inspire others to push boundaries, and is also raising funds to start an adventure grant for women.
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"Having been told on many occasions that I don't look like a polar explorer... lets change the image you expect to see," she added.Chandi's journey to the South Pole — and the history books — began years before she set out with her sled . A pile of paperwork and several coronavirus tests later, Chandi arrived in Chile in mid-November. She flew from there to Antarctica's Union Glacier and then another 30 minutes to her starting point of Hercules Inlet. TheChandi skied uphill while pulling her sled — which she first weighed at 87 kilograms, or roughly 192 pounds — for hours every day, stopping at night to pitch a tent, do her check-in calls and sleep. She put in up to 11 hours on certain days.
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