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Welcome! If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed or enter your email: for updates. Thanks for visiting! LONDON (Geared Up Blog) - Two mountaineering friends that Darran & myself worked with at the Kandersteg International Scout Centre (KISC) in Switzerland are planni[...] Read More »

DUBLIN (Geared Up Blog) - Visit alaskaultrasport.com for up to date news, results and photos. You can go on foot, bike or on ski during this amazing event on either the 350 mile or 1100 mile course. Temperatures on the course at the moment are as low as -25F and with wind chill -51F. Peter Basing[...] Read More »

DUBLIN (Geared Up Blog) - I wonder how long this award is going to last? This years winner Marko Prezelj has denounced the award. It is really worth reading his full article at Alpinist.com “Several people criticized me for participating in the Piolet d’Or ceremony this year. None of t[...] Read More »

LONDON (Geared Up Blog) - The Metro in London this morning is reporting that AJ Hackett is to jump out of a helicopter on a 1.5km bungy line doubling the current 700m record. I’d like to see that one. Photo Credit: AJ Hackett Bungy off Auckland Harbour Bridge, by the Author. [...] Read More »

LONDON (Geared Up Blog) - Who are you supporting I ask - “ABE” he replies, “ABE?” I say, “Anyone But England” comes the answer. Ireland stuck it to them today, 43-13. A record score for the country. Fantastic. Ireeeeeelaaaaand! Ireeeeelaaaaand! [...] Read More »

Not 100% sure how Bungy Rugby works. But O2 Ireland are trying it this weekend! Interesting rigging setup for those into technical rope access! [...] Read More »

LONDON ( Geared Up Blog) - Giant Squid landed in NZ. Reuters Report with photos. New Zealand fishermen may have caught the largest Colossal squid ever found — weighing around 450kg (992 pounds) and with rings the size of tyres. The adult Colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) was caught b[...] Read More »

DUBLIN (Geared Up Blog) - Just to end all the confusion over which is the better species. I think the following story will show you that if they’d brought a cat along with them on the climb they wouldn’t be here today. To sum up a group of 3 American climbers were climbing Mt. Hood when[...] Read More »

LONDON (Geared Up Blog) - We’re pleased to launch the first of our new sub-domains sell.TeamGearedUp.com. We hope to allow you to fund your next adventure by using our site as a marketplace. It’s all free of course - so get in there and post up all your gear for sale. It gets better - [...] Read More »

LONDON (Geared Up Blog) - The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) are selling off sods of Lansdowne Road pitch. Brilliant! March 11th 1878 – Ireland v England to November 26th 2006 – Ireland v Pacific Islanders - One hundred and twenty eight years of international rugby history. Now a [...] Read More »

Good article on RTE.ie Irish Lifeboats rescued nearly 1,000 people last year responding to over 900 emergencies at sea. The annual report of the RNLI says the most common call-out was to power boats. Senior lifeboat inspector in Ireland, Colin Williams said the voluntary crews deserved the greatest[...] Read More »

DUBLIN (Geared Up Blog) - Jorge Egocheaga has shattered the Aconcagua climbing record by nearly and hour and it is now from bottom-top-bottom 14 hours, 5 minutes and 54 seconds. “Spanish climber and Medical Doctor Jorge Egocheaga ran up from BC the moment we heard my climbing-mate Sepp Bachm[...] Read More »

Here’s a quickfire list of stories I wanted to write last week - but never got the chance. The public analysing a mass of sat images online to find a lost boat at sea. Beyond Snow revolutionary snowboard bindings. Handy maybe, not sure about revolutionary. Ran is climbing the Eiger at age 6[...] Read More »

WHISTLER, BC (Geared Up Blog) - I bought a new pair of Ski’s last week. Before I took the plunge and forked out several hundred dollars, I demoed a few different pairs to try them out. These included Rossignol’s Bandit B3’s and Atomics. I settled on the Public Enemies from K2 bec[...] Read More »

Thanks to Fergal for spotting this one… I wonder if this would be useful entertainment for tent-bound climbers? From RTE Business: The Big Picture Show gets moving Iwear for iPod is a lightweight set of glasses designed to plug into the bottom dock of your video iPod. You pop them on, set the[...] Read More »

DUBLIN (Geared Up Blog) - Registration for this picturesque marathon will be closed soon so make sure you register online. Don’t worry you don’t have to pay yet, just register to go into the draw for a place in one of the 4000 runners. You may even see part of the Geared Up team there i[...] Read More »