Comments on: Beast of Ballyhoura Adventure Challenge http://blog.TeamGearedUp.com/2007/06/beast-of-ballyhoura-adventure-challenge.html talking about outdoor adventure... Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:09:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Moire http://blog.TeamGearedUp.com/2007/06/beast-of-ballyhoura-adventure-challenge.html#comment-57426 Moire Thu, 09 Aug 2007 21:14:12 +0000 http://blog.TeamGearedUp.com/2007/06/beast-of-ballyhoura-adventure-challenge.html#comment-57426 Yeah, was racing alright... we came in 4th overall. Looking at Irish AR Denny's times (the results are now up together with a video of the event) they really did storm that course, especially the trek section! They'll be competing the Gaelforce 12 in Westport so I'm sure we'll get to witness their winning ways again at the end of August! Yeah, was racing alright… we came in 4th overall. Looking at Irish AR Denny’s times (the results are now up together with a video of the event) they really did storm that course, especially the trek section! They’ll be competing the Gaelforce 12 in Westport so I’m sure we’ll get to witness their winning ways again at the end of August!

]]> By: Aisling http://blog.TeamGearedUp.com/2007/06/beast-of-ballyhoura-adventure-challenge.html#comment-57262 Aisling Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:52:53 +0000 http://blog.TeamGearedUp.com/2007/06/beast-of-ballyhoura-adventure-challenge.html#comment-57262 Moire thanks for that. I'm just getting back to all the news. I had a prediction from Paul beforehand on how it would go so I must compare it to the actual result! Were you racing yourself? Moire thanks for that. I’m just getting back to all the news. I had a prediction from Paul beforehand on how it would go so I must compare it to the actual result! Were you racing yourself?

]]> By: Moire http://blog.TeamGearedUp.com/2007/06/beast-of-ballyhoura-adventure-challenge.html#comment-57104 Moire Tue, 07 Aug 2007 20:48:52 +0000 http://blog.TeamGearedUp.com/2007/06/beast-of-ballyhoura-adventure-challenge.html#comment-57104 Well done to Paul, Ro, Eoin and Will who stormed the beast to win it in style over the weekend. Gagsie's team was 2nd and the Northern Irish Lads of Ivan, Paul McA, Rowan and our own Melaine came 3rd. Excellent course altogether starting with orienteering 8 mandatory controls and 12 optionals followed by hike over the Galtees, mad abseil down waterfall, bike section over to Ballyhoura and great single track, and the maddest kayak section ever where you spent more time out of the boat than in, ducking and diving weirs, branches and logs. Weirdest moment was definitely clay pigeon shooting at 1 am florescent orange clays in a floodlit area of Ballyhoura Mountains. The trophies were great too... sculpted beast heads courtesy of a local guy who specialises in the like. A definite 'bring it on' for next year! Well done to Paul, Ro, Eoin and Will who stormed the beast to win it in style over the weekend. Gagsie’s team was 2nd and the Northern Irish Lads of Ivan, Paul McA, Rowan and our own Melaine came 3rd.

Excellent course altogether starting with orienteering 8 mandatory controls and 12 optionals followed by hike over the Galtees, mad abseil down waterfall, bike section over to Ballyhoura and great single track, and the maddest kayak section ever where you spent more time out of the boat than in, ducking and diving weirs, branches and logs. Weirdest moment was definitely clay pigeon shooting at 1 am florescent orange clays in a floodlit area of Ballyhoura Mountains. The trophies were great too… sculpted beast heads courtesy of a local guy who specialises in the like.

A definite ‘bring it on’ for next year!

]]> By: Aisling http://blog.TeamGearedUp.com/2007/06/beast-of-ballyhoura-adventure-challenge.html#comment-55926 Aisling Thu, 21 Jun 2007 22:15:21 +0000 http://blog.TeamGearedUp.com/2007/06/beast-of-ballyhoura-adventure-challenge.html#comment-55926 Hi Ness, well done to you and your team on a great performance in Scotland! How are your injuries? What's next for you? I'd love to give it a go but there's just so much going on this summer! (And a small matter of someone to mind the kids if it's an overnighter?) ;-) I'll get working on it! Hi Ness, well done to you and your team on a great performance in Scotland! How are your injuries? What’s next for you?

I’d love to give it a go but there’s just so much going on this summer! (And a small matter of someone to mind the kids if it’s an overnighter?) ;-) I’ll get working on it!

]]> By: Ness http://blog.TeamGearedUp.com/2007/06/beast-of-ballyhoura-adventure-challenge.html#comment-55911 Ness Thu, 21 Jun 2007 13:43:32 +0000 http://blog.TeamGearedUp.com/2007/06/beast-of-ballyhoura-adventure-challenge.html#comment-55911 Aisling , surely you are going to be giving it a go yourself? Thanks for the mention by the way, its a fabulous course and there will be lots of options for teams of all abilities to finish the course in the Mystery castle on sunday morning!!! Aisling , surely you are going to be giving it a go yourself?

Thanks for the mention by the way, its a fabulous course and there will be lots of options for teams of all abilities to finish the course in the Mystery castle on sunday morning!!!

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