Preet Chandi, known as Polar Preet, broke two Guinness World Records in Jan 2023, for both the longest solo unsupported one-way polar ski journey for a woman and also the longest solo unsupported one-way polar ski journey overall. Four years ago, she did not know much about Antarctica and that is what inspired her to go there. Hopefully doing something that pushed herself so far out of her comfort zone would inspire others to believe in themselves and push their boundaries.
At age 19, Preet joined the Army Reserves and went to university to study Physiotherapy and graduated in 2012. She was the first person in her family to get a degree. Aged 27, she decided to join the Regular Army and completed large scale exercises/deployments in Nepal, Kenya and a 6 month UN peacekeeping tour to South Sudan. Her personal adventures include hiking and climbing trips in Kenya, Morocco, Mexico, the Alps, Bolivia, Peru, Iceland, Nepal and many more.
