Team Geared Up

KILDARE, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) - Jeez, I feel like I’m just advertising climbing events all the time on this blog :) Anyone actually getting any climbing done at present? :) UPDATE: Date has been changed to the original weekend, i.e. 29th February to 2nd March. I’ve updated the Googl[...] Read More »

NEWBRIDGE, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) - The 2nd round of the Irish Bouldering League took place last weekend at St. Colmans Secondary School (Google Maps), Midleton, Co. Cork. With about an estimated 120 climbers competing, in one very cramped room, you can guarantee it made for a social and friendly[...] Read More »

NORTH WALES (Team Geared Up) - While checking up on all the current climbing news on the web i came across this innovation. We all thought of it, but now someone has finally gone and made it! The AirPad! “HGB (in Sweden) in cooperation with www.8a.nu (Awesome website - check it out if you ha[...] Read More »

NEWBRIDGE, KILDARE (Team Geared Up) - In what really looks like a route, 2 meters off the ground (that’s about 6 foot for the non-metric folks about there :), Chris Webb Parsons has climbed what is theoretically the world’s current hardest problem. I got tired looking at it….. As [...] Read More »

NEWBRIDGE, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) - One for our American readers. The Petzl Roctoberfest is taking place at Red River Gorge in Kentucy this weekend. As the promo says, “Come watch the world-class rockstars climb 5.14, watch great movies, take in a clinic, eat some great food, and raise fund[...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - Dates for the annual Irish Bouldering League (IBL) have been announced for the 2007 & 2008 competition. Round 1: NUI Galway, Saturday November 3rd 2007 Round 2: Middleton, Cork, Saturday December 1st 2007 Round 3: DCU, Dublin, Saturday January 12th 2008 The lea[...] Read More »

NEWBRIDGE, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) - I’ve been meaning to put this together for ages, however now that I’m back in the country it turns out it was most worthwhile in hanging on (worst pun ever! Shoot me if I ever do that again :) before writing it up. Firstly, Paul Harrington has been [...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - I love the idea as a training tool, but this version has been made for kids, not climbers. DigiWall is a climbing wall that has pre-set routes that light up (the holds actually light-up) to mark them. The grips are touch sensitive so it know where on the wall you are. [...] Read More »