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Oct
28
2007
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11:03am TGU Profile: Ben Saunders

BANGKOK, THAILAND (Team Geared Up) - Ben Saunders clearly has a love of the cold. An unknown name to me until last week, I found out that Ben was the youngest person to ever ski solo to the North Pole. Born in 1977, Ben grew up in Devon, was educated at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and liv[...] Read More »


Sep
22
2007
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8:41am Beyond Endurance 2007 on RTE TV

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - Pat Falvey is at it again. I guess you have to be when your job is a full-time explorer. Beyond Endurance 2007 hopes to see the following records achieved: 1. First Irish Team to walk to the South Pole 2. First Irish Female to reach the South Pole 3. First Iri[...] Read More »


Aug
22
2007
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1:29am Surfing: Ice Cliff Waves In The Arctic.

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - If a naked protest on a glacier wasn’t cold enough for you this week Go Blog links to a video of lads surfing waves crated by large collapses of ice from ice cliffs. McNamara and Kealii Mamala rode into surfing history last week when they towed into a monster tsu[...] Read More »


Aug
3
2007
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11:16am Friday Links: Wheels, Solar Power, Arctic Space Travel, High Heel Fins, Engine Powered Kayaking,

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - Here’s your weekly dose of adventure links I’ve collected from around the internet. — Polar Madness grips scientists! New Research possibilities for space travel. — Solar Powered Beard Trimmer / Shaver. Good for extended basecamp sessions. —[...] Read More »


Jul
2
2007
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11:58pm Ski Greenland: Photos from the Icecap

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - Remember Ski Greenland? They’ve now published all their photos on Flickr from the Icecap. Mustard & Matt have published over 200 photos - here’s a few of the gems. But do take a look at all of them. -Robin- [...] Read More »