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How Preet Chandi smashed the glass ceiling "into a million pieces" with her trailblazing trek to the South Pole

How Preet Chandi smashed the glass ceiling "into a million pieces" with her trailblazing trek to the South Pole

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Thursday, February 10, 2022 5:48 PM GMT

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 the South Pole, making history not by being the fastest to achieve the feat, but by being a trailblazer in another way.

CBS News correspondent Roxana Saberi met Chandi — or "Polar Preet," as she calls herself now — and found out why her story is inspiring people all over the world.

For Chandi, breaking the glass ceiling started with the ice under her feet. 

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