Young Iqaluit woman to guide North Pole ski trek CBC News

A deeper look at one of paddling's great explorers, presented by Hilleberg an arctic guide, instructor and filmmaker. Boomer, 33, is an award-winning photographer. Sarah McNair-Landry still relies on her dogs, but she makes the most of technology: GPS, recording equipment, drones. On GoogleEarth, she found two unknown rivers in Greenland. The discovery led to the documentary Into Twin Galaxies. At the beginning of the expedition, Sarah was going so fast that her kite went up into the air and fell like a.

International Polar Guides Association Sarah McNairLandry

So when Sarah McNair-Landry, 21, and her brother, Eric, 23, along with their friend Curtis Jones, 30, decided to snowkite some 1,500 miles (2,414 kilometers) across the Greenland Ice Sheet—that. Sarah McNair-Landry: Basically it's the true center of the Antarctic continent, which would make it the most inaccessible point. And, yes, there is a statue of Lenin there. Not many teams have been there. The Russians went in by tractor expedition. My dad was the second to do an expedition there, my brother also did an expedition there, and a. Sarah McNair-Landry grew up in Nunavut, where she still lives with her dog team. In addition to being the youngest person to reach both the North and South Poles, she's crossed the Greenland ice cap six times, traversed the Northwest Passage by kite-ski and travelled across Baffin Island on a 120-day dogsledding expedition. Sarah McNair-Landry. The first woman to be recognized by the International Polar Guides Association as a Master Polar Guide. Sarah grew up with the Arctic Ocean and a team of dogs in her backyard. No stranger to the cold, she is the youngest person to travel to both the North and South Pole, has traversed the Greenland Ice Cap five times.

Sarah McNairLandry Journey from Polar to Paddler Men's Journal

Here, Eirliani interviews Sarah McNair-Landry, who along with her brother, were nominated in 2007 for the National Geographic's "Adventurer of the Year" Award, and named one of the "Top Ten Women in Adventure" by the National Geographic Adventure Magazine. Sarah is the youngest person to have travelled to both the North and South Poles. Sarah McNair-Landry grew up with the Arctic Ocean and a team of dogs in her backyard. No stranger to the cold, she is the youngest person to travel to both the North and South Pole, has traversed the Greenland Ice Cap five times, kite skied 3,300 kilometers, retracing the northwest passage and spent 120 days circumnavigating Baffin Island by dog team. An adventurous brother-sister team on a Nat Geo Young Explorers grant kite-ski over 2,000 miles through Canada's Arctic archipelago, fending off polar bears. 2008 Adventurers of the Year Sarah and Eric McNair-Landry knocked off another Arctic first in 2011: They kiteskied the Inside Passage. Growing up on Baffin Island to famed polar explorers, it.

Young Iqaluit woman to guide North Pole ski trek CBC News

Sarah & Eric McNair-Landry. It is no surprise that Sarah and Eric have become cutting edge polar travelers. Their parents are Matty McNair and Paul Landry, two of the most famous and experienced polar explorers in the world. In 2004, when Eric was 20 and Sarah only 18 they skied to the South Pole for the first time. Sarah McNair-Landry. Sarah grew up in Iqaluit, Nunavut with the Arctic Ocean and a team of dogs in her backyard. Learning the skills of surviving in the cold at a young age, she soon started to venture on longer overnight trips. When she turned 18 she joined an unsupported expedition to the South Pole, and a year later she dog sledded to the. Sarah McNair-Landry during her recent retracing of her parents' circumnavigation of Baffin Island. ERIK BOOMER PHOTO. Erik jumped in to help, but lost a mitten in the mêlée. A small female got loose, further agitating the team. Eventually, they'd managed to free Sarah and calm the dogs. They tried to push on, but on what would prove the. SARAH MCNAIR - LANDRY. August 04, 2021. Polar Adventurer. Sarah grew up with the Arctic Ocean and a team of dogs in her backyard. She is the youngest person to travel to both the North and South Pole, traverse the Greenland Ice Cap five times, venture into the Gobi Desert, guide an expedition to both the South and North Pole, and more recently.

Sarah McNairLandry Describes Her Epic Adventure Across Greenland YouTube

Meet Sarah McNair-Landry, Expedition Guide & Audio Visual Support on the Antarctica2 expedition.Canadian-born Sarah talks about the challenges of this expedi. My 2020. Sarah McNair-Landry. 2022 | 34 min. Details. Suggestions. Over the course of a year, accompanied by her partner, Erik Boomer, and their spirited team of huskies, Sarah McNair-Landry recorded a fascinating cinematic travelogue, filled with breathtaking Arctic landscapes. Filmed from Nunavut to Idaho, the short documentary My 2020 is a.