The British Army officer trekked 922 miles (1,485km) across Antarctica in 70 days and 16 hours.
trekked from the Hercules Inlet to the Reedy GlacierThe previous world record of 907 miles had been set in 2015 by retired Lieutenant Colonel Henry Worsley.on Friday morning, Capt Chandi described the challenge as "physically and mentally tough".She said voice recordings of her family and friends and 25 Haribo sweets rationed over the 71-day trip helped keep her going.
"There were some pretty tough days," she said. "You're looking out into nothingness and there's nothing on the horizon - all I've got is a compass in front of me so I know which direction to go in. "[The recordings from my family] would go through stories, poems; I got to hear them from my 11-year-old niece - my sled is named after her. I heard stories from my mum, my brothers - it was just amazing and so great to hear their voices."Throughout the trek, Capt Chandi, a physiotherapist at a regional rehabilitation unit in Buckinghamshire, pulled her kit and supplies on a sledge , weighing about 19 stone , in difficult conditions.
She said: "I don't think I was that adventurous [when I was younger], but I remember thinking to myself a while ago that I wanted to do something big that I don't know anything about. That's why I chose Antarctica. "If you want to go and do something it's okay to not follow the usual pattern, it's okay to come from somewhere different."Preet Chandi was made an MBE at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle following her expedition
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