‘I am Asian, not what people expect’: Derby woman to trek solo to south pole

Preet Chandi – or Polar Preet – hopes to inspire others by becoming the first woman of colour to voyage unsupported across Antarctica

When she returned from a trek across Greenland last year, Preet Chandi had a mild case of frostbite on her nose. “I remember somebody saying to me they’ve never seen an injury like that on somebody of my colour skin before,” she said. “I am an Asian woman, I’m not the image that people expect to see out there.”

Later this month Chandi, a 32-year-old army physiotherapist, hopes to become the first woman of colour to complete a solo unsupported trek across Antarctica to the south pole.

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