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! ‘Geared Up’ is taking a break until 6th of Feb to go snowboarding… if I get an opportunity I’ll flickr some photos on location. Enjoy yourselves[...] Read More »

Not many people know this but we’ve a Patagonia Outlet in town (Dublin, Ireland). And those who are not outdoor ‘oriented’ may not know that Patagonia are one of the most respected outdoor brands in the world. Their equipment is so expensive that when you go to France generally th[...] Read More »

I forgot to mention that the The Irish Outdoor Adventure Show is on the 17th - 19th February in Dublin. There are some good speakers in the theatre throughout the event. Last year Charlie Boorman (Ewan McGregor & himself motorbiked around the world, ‘Long Way Round’) gave an excell[...] Read More »

I’d really like to do an extended trip on one of these. Really would! Imagine riding your mountain bike through some pretty serious terrain! A regular trailer would not be able to cut it! The Bob Ibex trailer features an adjustable suspension system equipped with at least 3 inches of traile[...] Read More »

Ok, under water cams are great, but they can’t blog! With the new mega pixel phone cams in one of these cases you can now transmit your lovely snorkelling photos live from the surface to your blog (or friend on the shore!) sweet idea. I say on the surface as I doubt there is either much signa[...] Read More »

Ok, they’re a bit gruesome. But helicopter crashes are spectacular to watch. Here’s the “best of” compilation from Google Video: [...] Read More »

Google have released an update to the sat imagery in maps & earth tonight. London is particularly impressive. Official Google Blog: New year, new imagery [...] Read More »

What’s the highest point in your state? Find out new for every state using Google Maps. Ok, it’s only got data for the US at the moment, but I’d really like to see this roll out across the world. Highest point in every country would be nice. Here’s a challenge for you though&[...] Read More »

UPDATE: The Limerick team is not IRCG, it is just an available resource to the IRCG. The newly ‘aquired’ Irish Coast Guard unit previously ‘Limerick Marine Rescue Services’ have picked up the body on Lough Derg. (I wrote about the team here). Meanwhile overnight a man crashe[...] Read More »

I’ve been looking for a reason to link to Adrian Wecklers new blog TechWire for the week, and tonight he’s given me the story! Sony Ireland have released a new drop proof video camera, and I want one! The camera it seems would make a great asset to an outdoor lifestyle. He writes: The D[...] Read More »

Originally uploaded by watson.robin. Yes, I’m off to Andorra (Soldeu) on Saturday with a crew of 12. Should be a great trip, and you’ll be seeing the photos here! The above photo is my mate Robin (snap!) who’s just back from a week in France. He’s on his shiny new board with[...] Read More »

UPDATE: search has been called off for the night A search is underway in Lough Derg in Co Clare for a canoeist who went missing after a boating accident on the lake. A second canoeist, a woman, has been rescued. She was taken from the water suffering from hypothermia. via RTE and… Divers have [...] Read More »

UPDATE: Whale died on the barge :-( UPDATE: A crane and a giant inflatable pontoon have been used to lift to safety a five-metre whale that was stranded in the River Thames in central London. Rescuers are growing increasingly concerned for the safety of a seven-tonne whale, stranded in the River Th[...] Read More »

UPDATE: A break in the weather has allowed police divers to examine the wreck of a fishing boat which sank near Ardglass in Co Down. The men have been named locally as Donal Gibson from Downpatrick and Conor Bogues from Ballynahinch. Last night an air, sea and land search started off the Co Down [...] Read More »

Just wondering, techies out there… Would you consider http://www.findMeAGPS.com and http://www.findMeATent.com web 2.0? Ok, no AJAX, but still, how far are these sites towards being web 2.0? Both Mine :-) and made before I heard of web two point zero. Hmmm, almost there. Maybe if users coul[...] Read More »

The Sked Basic Rescue System is something I trained on with WEMSI but have never seen in Ireland. It may well be used in cave rescue here, but I haven’t seen it yet. The stretcher works a bit like a retractable tape measure in that it will roll up head to toe into a compact unit that slips in[...] Read More »