wasn t necessarily the image that people expected. but that in itself is quite powerful and i m saying to people that whatever it is, and it doesn t have to have anything to do with antarctica, but it s ok, everybody starts somewhere, you don t have to know people that have done this. we live especially now as well, we get so much info from the internet. just over two years ago i started following anybody and anyone who had done anything in antarctica and learnt so much from that. you ve absolutely and and learnt so much from that. you ve absolutely and respect and learnt so much from that. you ve absolutely and respect and and learnt so much from that. you ve absolutely and respect and you re - and learnt so much from that. you ve absolutely and respect and you re in l absolutely and respect and you re in the position of knowing pretty much everything there is to know. tell us more about the expedition itself. temperatures of 50. what were the biggest challenges you encountered
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said, it feels surreal that it s actually finished. actually finished. it s an extraordinary actually finished. it s an - extraordinary achievement. when actually finished. it s an extraordinary achievement. when did you first decide to do it and why? over two years ago i knew that i wanted to do something big, ijust didn t know what that was going to be and i knew that it would be something that was, something that pushes my boundaries so hopefully would encourage others to push theirs. the reason i chose antarctica was because i didn t know anything about it and i thought it would be quite incredible to do something to show that you don t have to be born into that world to be able to do something. i started on google, literally. i didn t know where to start and then i met my expedition manager who is a polar explorer and learnt a lot from him and then took one step at a time. trained in norway, trained in greenland and iceland before coming. and then this is basically phase
further and faster than many countries but given the fact that it has these traumatic memories from the early stages, that explains the government strategy on this. thank ou. a 32 year old army officer has become the first woman of colour to complete a solo expedition to the south pole. captain preet chandi trekked 700 miles in a0 days, pulling her equipment in a sledge. she faced temperatures of minus 50 degrees celsius and said she wanted encourage people to push boundaries and believe in themselves. let s speak to her now live from the union glacier base in antarctica. welcome. how are you feeling? it feels a bit surreal at the moment but i m feeling pretty good. i m glad i completed it and, like i said, it feels surreal that it s actually finished. it’s
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