First Indian-origin woman to trek to the South Pole?
First Indian-origin woman to trek to the South Pole?
Harpreet Chandi, of indian origin living in Britain, has created history by traveling alone to the South Pole. She has become the first non-white woman to do so. Harpreet is also an officer in the british Army. She had been skiing in antarctica for the past few months. Updates related to this were constantly being shared on social media. On january 4, when she wrote this history-making post, everyone was surprised.
On january 4, a post was shared on her instagram account. It was written in it – Harpreet has created history. She has become the first non-white woman to travel alone to the South Pole in Antarctica. She has completed 700 miles (1126.54 km) of track in 40 days.
Antarctica is the coldest, highest and driest continent on Earth. Chandi took off for chile on november 7, 2021, and then started walking from Hercules Inlet in Antarctica. During this journey, she carried a 90 kg (about 200 lb) sled kit, fuel, and food to last for about 45 days. Although she completed this journey in only 40 days, during this time she also had to face difficult temperatures up to minus 50 degrees Celsius. During this journey, she was completely cut off from the outside world, while her team was her only source of contact. This information was posted by the team on their social media handle and blog.
After this historic feat, Preet has also given a message to the world. She wrote, 'Hopefully my adventure will inspire others to push their limits. I want to encourage people to push their limits and believe in themselves.