Team Geared Up

CHIANG MAI, THAILAND (Team Geared Up) - Wow, two posts in a week for Dublin and skislopes! We got word through Orla McCormack that the “Endless Ski Slope” is up and running in Sandyford, Dublin already for those itching to get their ski or board boots on. Essentially, it’s a reall[...] Read More »

Chiang Mai, Thailand (Team Geared Up) - It’s been a while since I received this and for some reason, I never got around to posting this up. Anyway, now that I see that Chris Sharma has climbed the project in Siurana that is heavily featured in this movie, I thought it was pretty apt!. Simply,[...] Read More »

Kuwait, Kuwait (Team Geared Up) - Just got this in from Nicole of DCU Rockclimbing Club. “Hi all, just want to let you know about a event being held in the Park Inn Hotel in Smithfield, Dublin on Friday the 17th of October at 8.30pm. It is going to be a talk by American climber Dave Graham[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) - Continuing on from my post on Monday for Best VS, moving onto the next grade: HVS! Feel free to vote below, the more the merrier! Note this list is built from the climbing.ie forum list that I started several weeks below. There may be routes missing, so feel free [...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) - I’m back from a very soggy Spain (yep, you read that right) after a small group from Ireland turned up for a week in Rodellar pulling on tufas. Unfortunately, said rain got in the way so we hit the road and made the most of the week in the Siurana region. Al[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) - O.k. so Aisling was there with big ambitions in mind (guess who ran leg two and set a new record? :) for her times. I was just there to make it through the day! I suppose the name of my team, The Social Climbers, gave it away though :) you know how it is though, w[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) - Some may remember myself and Steve McGowan ran a quick forum test over on climbing.ie’s forums recently to test the waters as regards the best routes of each respective grade here in Ireland. Originally I was going to make this out as a top 10 list, but sinc[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) - Nigel Callender, sports scientist and of IrishClimbingCoaching has posted up on the discussion threads about an upcoming clinics he’s involved with in Ballyorgan, Co. Limerick (Google Map link) with a Mountain Biking Specialist from the UK, Sally Thomas. Ke[...] Read More »