Team Geared Up

BANGKOK, THAILAND (Team Geared Up) - BBC Scotland followed Ulric Jessop on the 2007 Red Bull X-Alps paragliding challenge. The X-Alps race is an 850km flying and mountain climbing race across the European Alps where competitors armed only with their paraglider must scale high enough to jump and get[...] Read More »

NEWBRIDGE, KILDARE (Team Geared Up) - What did all the adventurers do to deserve this?! We’ve already had Joe Simpson’s ‘Beckoning Silence’ last night, Beyond Endurance tonight, and now there’s a choice of items to watch on Wednesday. If you’re in Dublin there[...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - Look what I spotted in the news. BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, has bought Lonely Planet in a deal thought to be worth around €143m. Lonely Planet founders Maureen and Tony Wheeler will keep a 25% stake in the travel publisher they founded in 1972.[...] Read More »

CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND (Team Geared Up) - After our recent link to Dave MacLeod’s write-up on his own thoughts on his new route, To Hell and Back, and all the problems that became associated with it, PosingProductions, one of the camera teams (and producers of the amazing E11 movie and fri[...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - While The Great Climb was cancelled due to weather, Dave posts on his blog that he’s completed the Hell’s Lum climb that was to be done on the day. It’s the most dangerous lead I’ve ever done, and right now, I’m not sure exactly how I [...] Read More »

UPDATE: This has not been cancelled. Boooo. UPDATE: This has been postponed until Tomorrow. via BBC site. LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - Don’t forget BBC - Scotland - The Great Climb is on tomorrow Saturday 18 August. It is rumored Dave McLeod will attempt a 3 pitch E9 or E10 on live TV. Shoul[...] Read More »

WANAKA, NEW ZEALAND (Team Geared Up) - In what is lining up to be a pretty amazing piece of footage, BBC are hosting “The Great Climb” - an outside broadcast covering all things climbing and outdoorsy (is that a word?) on August 18th on BBC Two Scotland from 1pm - 7pm. In an amazing and[...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - The Top Gear Polar Special aired tonight on BBC2. It was brilliant - having been trained up by Ranulph Fiennes, Jeremy Clarkson & James May set off to drive to the North Pole in a race against Richard Hammond who set off with the traditional Sledge Dogs. Watch Vid[...] Read More »