Should we all plan an expedition? In January, British army medical officer Preet Chandi became the first woman of colour to ski solo to the South Pole.
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First Asian woman to trek solo to South Pole
Should we all plan an expedition? In January, British army medical officer Preet Chandi became the first woman of colour to ski solo to the South Pole.
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Preet Chandi has made history.
She dragged a 95kg sledge with all her belongings for 45 days to become the first woman of colour to trek solo to the South PoleThe geographical South Pole is the southernmost point on the Earth's surface. It is 1,780 miles from the magnetic South Pole..
She named her sledge after her niece and her skis after her nephew.
She said this stopped her from getting too lonely.
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But she did not just fight the wilderness.
When people think of polar explorers, she says, they imagine famous white men.
In 1912, Robert Falcon Scott led the first British expedition to the South Pole, only to tragically die on the return journey.
Chandi hopes her story has inspired people of different backgrounds to follow her example.
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Should we all plan an expedition?
Some say
No. If everyone went off on adventures all the time, society would grind to a halt.
Others think
Yes. Adventure tests our strength. We can come home and do amazing things in our ordinary lives.
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South Pole - The geographical South Pole is the southernmost point on the Earth's surface. It is 1,780 miles from the magnetic South Pole.
First Asian woman to trek solo to South Pole
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South Pole - The geographical South Pole is the southernmost point on the Earth's surface. It is 1,780 miles from the magnetic South Pole.