Name: Eric McNair-Landry

Date of Birth: October 5th, 1984

Nationality: Canadian

Website: www.pittarak.com

Discipline: Expedition Kite Skiing

Competitive Highlights:
- 595 km of kite skiing completed in 24 hours (world record)
- Fastest East-West Greenland Crossing (7 days)
- 8000 km of expedition kite skiing in Greenland and Antarctica

Home spot: Iqaluit, the bay and back country

Favourite Spots: Greenland ice cap, Burton valley on Baffin Island

Favourite Gear: 12 M Manta for recreation, 14 M Yakuza for icecap crossings, Ipod, Dakine Harness, Skis

Favourite Moves: Long Expeditions

More important than kiting: Eating, sleeping, washing behind your ears…

Inspiration: Friends, Any kiter with good style

What do you do in free time: Plan Expeditions and continue adding extensions to my cabin

What’s on your Ipod: Black Keys, The National, Various albums by Jack White, Stuff a friend adds to expand my musical tastes

Future plans and goals: Kite ski the Northwest Passage. A 5000 km kite trip on Greenland. Getting back to Antarctica

Dream session: Kite skiing in the ravines and mountains on Baffin Island with a group of friends

Other Sponsors: Dakine, Klatermusen, Hilleberg Tents, Zeal Optics, Cocao Camino, Sigg

Links:

Greenland kite expedition with Sebastian Copeland

Crossing the Gobi Desert a success

Pittarak Expedition: A crossing of the Gobi desert