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USA4:29pm Special Feature: Greenland Icecap Ski Expedition
LONDON (Geared Up Blog) - Two mountaineering friends that Darran & myself worked with at the Kandersteg International Scout Centre (KISC) in Switzerland are planning to ski 570km unsupported across Greenland in an effort to raise funds to help Scouts rebuild Southern Lebanon and to celebrate 1[...] Read More »
12:16pm Iditarod Trail 2007
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 »
10:15am Piolet D’Or in Disarray
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[...] Read More »
10:00am AJ Hackett to Double World Bungy Record
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 »
8:42pm Answering Ireeeeelaaands Call!
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 »
3:41pm Irish Rugby: O2 Do Bungy Rugby in Dublin
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 »
1:43pm Giant Squid Landed in New Zealand
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 »
1:56pm Why Dogs are better than Cats!
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 »
