An enterprising Indian skier, Reena Kaushal today set out from her base camp on Antarctica on an adventure to become the first Indian woman to ski to the South Pole. 38-year-old Kaushal an outdoor instructor fromDarjeeling, but settled in Delhi is part of an eight woman team attempting to ski to the South Pole to mark the 60th anniversary of the Commonwealth grouping of 53 nations. Skiing eight to 10 hours a day, Kaushal along with her compatriots from seven other countries expect to cover 800 kms across the frozen southern continent to the pole in about 40 days. Each of the women skier is towing a sledge with food and gear weighing some 80 kilograms. The skiers expect to face blinding blizzards, jet speed winds blowing in excess of 130 kms an hour, hidden crevasses and temperatures that plunged to minus 40 degrees Celsius.