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Kullorsuaq, Greenland - Alan Brook and Kobi Sade begin their unsupported 600km sea kayaking expedition to north-west Greenland.
In June 2008, Alan Brook and Kobi Sade will begin an unsupported sea kayaking expedition from Kullorsuaq in north-west Greenland.
Kullorsuaq, which is located almost 1000km north of the arctic circle, will be reached by helicopter flying out of Upernavik. After paddling northwards for a few days to a location where the Greenlandic icecap approaches the ocean, the two kayakers will turn south exploring a region of remote wilderness and sparse Inuit villages for a period of about 4 weeks.
The paddling distance is expected be about 600 km depending on the state of the sea ice and the weather conditions.
The expedition region was chosen by virtue of it being one of the least developed and visited parts of Greenland. In the smaller villages, many families still depend on hunting and fishing as the main source of their income . A ban on the use of mechanically powered vehicles for these pursuits means that the dogsled and traditional kayak are still the primary methods of transport for these hunters.
Beyond the personal challenge, the goal of this expedition is to share the experience of this unique part of the world with others by using a variety of media such as satellite blog updates and video and to raise awareness of the importance of the arctic region to our environment.
Kobi is a Medical doctor and also is a part-time kayak instructor in Terra Santa Sea Kayaking club in Israel (http://www.seakayak.co.il)
Alan work as a Program Manager in an Internet equipment company.
Both of them spend much of their spare time paddling and have each planned and participated in a number of sea kayak expeditions in various places such as Thailand, Greece, Turkey, Croatia, the UK and Alaska.
Find out more about this expedition and and follow blog updates of the expedition progress at http://northkayak.blogspot.com/
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