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Polar Consultants is Paul Landry

“Nothing gives me more satisfaction than sharing my love of cold places with others and witnessing their comfort level blossom during the expedition.” - Paul Landry

Guide, Adventurer, Photographer, Author

Paul Landry is one of the best-known polar guides in the world. Hailing from Canada, he loved the cold from an early age, never hesitating to go off on snowshoeing and skiing trips in winter and on canoeing expeditions in the summer, exploring and enjoying the untouched wilderness in northern Ontario where he grew up.

Services

“The faith in detail; the knowledge that every little item of equipment can be trusted absolutely, is an essential part of the psychological armor in a hostile environment. Doubt is a dangerous traveling companion.” - Amundsen

Greenland & Antarctic Guide Services

Every few years, I return to Antarctic or Greenland to guide a ski expedition to the South Pole or a kiting expedition on the west side of the Greenland icecap from Kangerlussuaq to Qaanaaq. If you are interested in a less travel route in Greenland…

Polar & Snow-kite training in Norway

Haugastol, Norway I first travelled to Haugastol in 2011 to teach a one-week snow-kiting course. It literally changed my life. I now offer training courses exclusively at Haugastol and on the nearby Hardangervidda Plateau. I also spend all of my…

Photography

"As I drift into sleep, the wind starts to blow. Sarah sticks her head out to check the windsock. The wind is from the wrong direction for travel west but good enough for us to play. We slowly crawl out of our warm sleeping bags. With 24 hours of light, time is irrelevant. The wind will dictate our daily schedule for the next thirty days. We kite all night long, stopping only to film and photograph our brightly colored kites. We are rewarded by magnificent views as the sun skims the ice cap – a five-hour long sunset and sunrise merged into one. To the west, the ice cap undulates as far as the eye can see. To the east, the glaciers flow around the mountains and down to the ocean where gigantic icebergs majestically drift out of sight. We have 22 kites and enough food for a month. And best of all, I am with my children, Eric & Sarah, two of the most passionate kite skiers in the world. It doesn’t get any better than this!" Green Speed Expedition, Greenland Ice Cap. Paul Landry

Four expeditions to the North Pole

Four expeditions to the South Pole