London — This is a story about a remarkable journey to one of Earth's most extreme places, and it all started with a simple Google search. A British woman named Preet Chandi recently skied, alone, to ...

Preet Chandi, also known as "Polar Preet," is hoping to complete a 1,100-mile journey across Antarctica — without any help Jason Hahn is a former Human Interest and Sports Reporter for PEOPLE. He ...

Preet Chandi, a physiotherapist with the British Army, has set out to become the first woman to cross Antarctica solo and unsupported. Chandi — also known as Polar Preet — began her Antarctica ...

An Army officer known as "Polar Preet" has broken the world record for the longest, solo, unaided polar expedition by a woman. Captain Harpreet Chandi, 33, is 67 days into a 1,100-mile trek in ...

A British army officer has become the first person to reach the South Pole on foot in two years, completing the trek in a little over 40 days. Preet Chandi, nicknamed Polar Preet, conquered ...

Editor’s Note: This story is part of CNN’s commitment to covering issues around identity, including race, gender, sexuality, religion, class and caste. After flying to Chile, she will be dropped at ...

Kate Middleton is congratulating Captain Preet Chandi on her record-breaking expedition in Antarctica — in person! The Princess of Wales visited Landau Forte College Derby on Wednesday to celebrate ...

Captain Preet Chandi was honored with an MBE after becoming the first woman of color to reach the South Pole alone and unaided Janine Henni is a Royals Staff Writer for PEOPLE Digital, covering modern ...

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Preet Chandi has made a habit of pushing herself, tackling increasingly challenging endurance events over the years, from ultramarathons to mountaineering. And fresh off a grueling ski expedition in ...

Editor’s Note: This story is part of CNN’s commitment to covering issues around identity, including race, gender, sexuality, religion, class and caste. “The expedition was always about so much more ...