Team Geared Up

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) Once the Experts class had kicked off on their early start in the water in last Saturday’s Total Experience Adventure Race, me and the girls of Bronagh’s Beeyatches started to get pretty worried about the way the wind was picking up on Blessington Lakes.[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) - Aisling covered this previously on “World Surf Kayaking Champion, Irish Paddler of the Year and 3rd year student at DCU, Lenny Kelleher - gets no funding.” Following on from this, Steve McGowan emailed me today with this amazing, and frankly ridiculou[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) - Just received Great Outdoors email newsletter and it’s the announcement of their annual Canoe & Kayak Sale on April 12th @ 9:30am. ….the annual clear out of our demo fleet of kayaks and any other second hand boats we’ve picked up over the la[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) Reading a Tango and Cash blogpost without laughing your face off is like putting a Rowntrees Fruit Pastille in your mouth without chewing it. Not gonna happen. Here’s their account of their Causeway Coast Adventure Race last weekend at Baronscourt and their ba[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) Siobhan has been on to let us know that entries are now open for Gaelforce West billed as “The Largest Adventure Event in Ireland”. Choose from two events; GF6, the classic one-day multi-sport challenge for solo participants or teams with biking, running[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) We need to map our adventures well in advance in order to be well prepared! So it’s good to hear entries are open for a couple of big adventure races. First up in May is the Irish Adventure Challenge (An Turas Beag). There’s space for 40 teams plus 20 su[...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - The Great Outdoors Canoeing Awards were held on November 24th At Green Isle Hotel, Dublin. Read the post “Kelleher is Crowned King at Great Outdoors Canoeing Awards”. TGU love IrishFreeStyle.com and love featuring their photos (see above!). The awards went [...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) Forget the faff I wrote about my adventure race last Saturday and head over to Tango and Cash for a great account of what it was really like. Considering they’re primary goal was to get back on time for a shower (car park closed at 6pm SHARP!), they went on t[...] Read More »