
'Polar Preet': Army officer returns to UK after history-making South Pole trek
Preet Chandi is now the third fastest woman to trek across Antarctica after travelling 700 miles from the Hercules Inlet to the South Pole in 40 days.
Preet Chandi is now the third fastest woman to trek across Antarctica after travelling 700 miles from the Hercules Inlet to the South Pole in 40 days.
Preet Chandi, 32, announced on Monday that she had completed the gruelling 700 mile trek in 40 days.
Michael Mitten from Newcastle is traveling 111 kilometers on foot to the South Pole, 10 years after an expedition to the North Pole.