‘I’m trekking 500 miles in 60 days to reach the North Pole – and to show women they can do anything’

A woman from Derby is trekking 500 miles to the North Pole in the hope of inspiring women and girls across the globe.

With International Women’s Day on Saturday, Preet Chandi MBE, 37, known as 'Polar Preet’, is due to set out for her 60-day hike in the next few days, and aims to become the first woman to reach the North Pole solo and unsupported.