Good Sports: British Army Officer Completes South Pole Expedition
Harpreet Kaur “Preet” Chandi, a British Army medical officer and physiotherapist, completed a 40-day, 700-mile trek to the South Pole on Jan. 3.
She is believed to be the first woman of color to complete a solo expedition to the South Pole.
After flying to Chile, she began her journey from Antarctica’s Hercules Inlet on Nov. 7. The challenge included hauling a sled that weighed almost 200 pounds, carrying fuel, food and other
supplies to last her 48 days.
“The expedition was always about so much more than me,” she wrote in a blog post. “I want to encourage people to push their boundaries and to believe in themselves, and I want you to be able to do it without being labeled a rebel.”
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