Capt Chandi skied for between 13 and 15 hours per day with as little as five hours' sleep at times, braving -30°C temperatures and lugging 120kg of equipment
The previous world record of 907 miles was set in 2015 by fellow soldier Henry Worsley, a retired lieutenant colonel, who later died after collapsing from exhaustion towards the end of the trek.
Captain Chandi has broken the record for the longest solo, unsupported, unassisted polar expedition by any woman in history “I’m disappointed I ran out of time to make the crossing of Antarctica, but I did everything I could. I didn’t take a day off and pushed as hard as possible every day.Capt Chandi skied for between 13 and 15 hours per day with as little as five hours’ sleep at times.
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