Team Geared Up

Welcome! If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed or enter your email: for updates. Thanks for visiting!If the Brittish Antarctic Survey are Reading this… I’d love a job :-) Wow, how cool would that be, working on their electronics down under. I’d even do[...] Read More »

Wow, It’s touristy but pretty cool, none the less. The ‘to be constructed by 2006′ Grand Canyon West Skywalk is a U shaped glass walkway that extends out 4,000ft over the canyon. Crazy! Here’s the blurb: Upon completion, the Glass Bridge will be suspended 4,000 feet above th[...] Read More »

Fuji have released an underwater strobe flash… why do I care? Here’s the clever thing… They don’t break the case to get the cable in. Oooh Wireless you say. It’s a bluetooth flash.. It’s bluetooth underwater. No. Nope. Wrong… Any ideas? This is clever! It j[...] Read More »

I havn’t tested this out yet, but apparently there’s a new Google Maps/Earth mash-up …CommunityWalk Beta. It supposedly lets you export your fundraiser walk route to Google Earth for sharing. I will have to test it out! [...] Read More »

Wow! Do you remember Challenge Anneka? I used to love that show… ha ha. Anneka Rice and do you remember her sound man, Dave Chapman. And the big blue truck and dune buggy? Great show! [...] Read More »

This hydrogen fuel cell powered, gyroscopically balanced, one-wheeled recreational and commuting vehicle provides an extraordinary vision of the kind of personal transport we could be using 20 years from now. The riding position will be similar to a motorcycle with a complex series of sensors and g[...] Read More »

Well, I’m getting a Sign in page on base.google.com… Suprised, as no other feeds I’m reading have mentioned that. Oooooh did I break a story, did I? did I? [...] Read More »

Before I get back to work (even though it is friday!) I had better post this one last one… There’s talk on a number of blogs about the upcoming release of ERSI’s GOOGLE EARTH KILLER! haha… It does look good, but I’ll let you read the blogs yourself. [...] Read More »

James Corbett pointed my in a comment to Europe’s First pyramid as a travel location… well, while I might not be making the trip to this underground supposed structure… I did test the power of Google Earth to try it as a virtual tourist. By Googling the hill name, I found the near[...] Read More »

Ooooh Oohhhh I’ve just found something I REALLY want to do. Unfortunetly this thing is going to be a tourist magnet though! 5,072m is awfully high… to put it into perspective, the highest point in Europe is Mont Blanc at 4810m. One of the world’s greatest railway journeys is set [...] Read More »

The Future of Tiglin: Statement by the MCI. 28th Oct 2005 Further to the MCI statement of 25th Oct (copy below), the MCI wishes to advise its members that the directors of the Irish Adventure Sports Training Trust (IASTT) met with the Irish Sports Council (ISC) on Tues 25th Oct 2005. The ISC has dec[...] Read More »

Hey… I launched findmeagps.com a 2 weeks ago… I’m getting lots of visits now… BUT, little to no user feedback. I find it very odd. Hmmmmmm. Any ideas? Does it work for you? [...] Read More »

The Coast Guard Volunteer services are constantly enrolling new members to their local Coast Guard Search and Rescue Units. If you would like to join a Coast Guard Unit please specify the Unit you are closest to (you must generally live within 10 minutes of the Station House) from the list below. We[...] Read More »

Stories like RTE News - Best’s condition is slightly better annoy me. Ok, in fairness I know little about Best’s ability, nor was I around in his hay-day, nor do I follow soccer. Infact I can’t stand soccer :-) But… this guy is getting so much publicity it’s crazy. Ther[...] Read More »

The DCU climbing club had their first trip of the year there, the annual Glendalough one. I came accross the photos, and geez, it’s funny, if you go back through the years… you couldn’t tell the difference other than the faces in the changing. Now with almost a completly new set of[...] Read More »

Outsider - Ireland’s Outdoor Magazine The National Mountaineering and Whitewater Centre at Tiglin in Wicklow is to be the subject of a Civil Service review over the coming weeks. The centre, in service since 1971, has been in need of an overhaul for some time now. Recently, a handful of MCI/IA[...] Read More »