The Pittarak Expedition in an expedition set on inspiring youth to peruse their dreams. In the summer of 2007 this team of three competent adventures will embark on an unsupported South to North crossing of the Greenland ice cap, a 2300 km journey using only skis and kites.

The Expedition starts from the Southern tip of Greenland near the community of Narsarsuaq. After three days of navigating crevasse and melt ponds the team will unfurl their kites and sail north until they arrive at the village of Qaanaaq on the North West coast some 45 days later.

The team consists of a brother and sister; Sarah (21) and Eric McNair-Landry (22) and their good friend Curtis Jones (29). Eric and Sarah have grown up in Canada 's north and have been into outdoor activities for as long as they can remember. They learnt how to dog sled at the early age of 10 and soon after started organizing their own camping trips. Eric was the first to pick up kiting and quickly inspired the rest of the family to join in. Soon after discovering this marvelous way of traveling the family looked into doing polar kiting adventures, testing the idea with the Greenland 2003 Kites on Ice expedition. During the winter of 2004/2005 Sarah and Eric took their skills to the next level during the Antarctica Kites on ice expedition, a 2000 km expedition from Hercules inlet to the South Pole and back. Shortly after this expedition Sarah and Eric returned to Greenland to set the world record for the fastest ice cap crossing at 7 days. That winter Sarah joined the Adventure Ecology Mission 1 Arctic Ocean crossing expedition, a 100 day expedition which successfully made it to the North Pole.

During the winter of 2007 Eric and Sarah won the Youth Outdoor Idols award, recognizing their amazing achievements in the field of youth adventure. It was here where they discovered their full potential as inspirational youth speakers, and dedicated the expedition they were currently constructing to the cause. Eric and Sarah intend to continue being outdoor roll models in attempts to change the future of exploration, and the Pittarak expedition is a great way to start.

The Pittarak expedition will reach youth through their live updates and trough school presentations after the expedition. During the live updates and presentations the team will discus their views on modern exploration and beauty of Polar regions . In their live updates they will also discuss Global Climate Change bringing their educated “think for yourself” perspective to the table. This expedition is only the start of something much larger; Eric and Sarah are looking into doing more youth oriented expeditions with Will Steger, and possibly creating the YAK (youth adventure klub).