Driven by curiosity, Preet Chandi embarked on an Antarctic adventure fuelled by a simple Google search. Preet wanted to show people that they could start anywhere, they could have any goal and achieve whatever they want, regardless of where they were born, or where they are from.
About our speaker
Preet Chandi is a British Army Officer and physiotherapist in the Royal Army Medical Corps.
In 2022, Preet became the ninth woman in history to ski solo to the South Pole and the first woman of colour to complete a solo expedition on the continent. Preet set out on her next adventure during which she broke two Guinness World Records for the longest solo, unsupported, one-way ski expedition by a woman and overall. As part of the endeavour, she covered 922 miles in 70 days.
She completed more than four months of school talks in 2022, reaching more than 18,000 students. That same year, she was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) as part of the Queen’s Birthday Honours.
She won the ‘Inspirational’ and ‘Woman of the Year’ awards at the inaugural Women in Defence event in October 2022 and received an honorary masters at Derby University.
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