Team Geared Up

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Geared Up Blog) - Ranulph Fiennes is returning to Everest once again. He will be attempting the peak for the third time next yeah with the same guide, Kenton Cool, he climbed the North Face of the Eiger early this year. He will also have with him Dr Rob Casserley who is a medic and[...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - It’s a bit of a Top Gear day today, isn’t it! Here’s the video of Jeremy Clarkson in a Land Rover racing Rock Climber Paul McCartney up the indoor climbing wall at the MPH 07 show. We let you know this was happening last weekend. Sarunas (DCURCC) sent[...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - Reminder (Aisling tipped you off on Friday!), tonight on Channel 4 (UK) at 21:00hrs you can watch Deep Water. The stunning true story of the fateful voyage of an amateur yachtsman who in 1968 enters the very first solo, non-stop, round-the-world boat race. I’ve re[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Geared Up Blog) - For the time being the shop at PlanetFear.com has been closed down. New owners are expected to buy the store soon. And shopping will recommence shortly. I’ve bought a few products off them in the past few years and i was always very happy with the fast and r[...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - Rumour reached us last night via Stephen (DCU Rock Climbing Club) that Jeremy Clarkson of Top Gear fame is to undertake a new stunt infront of a live audience at the MPH ‘07 show. [Jeremy Clarkson] will be racing a rock climber up a 40-foot tall, man-made mou[...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - It’s your Friday links… — 1000+Vietnamese audition for Mount Everest reality show Over a thousand people arrived at Military Zone 7 Stadium in Tan Binh District last Sunday to tryout for the upcoming reality show “Everest Vietnam 2008.” -Eo[...] Read More »

I’m late getting to this but what an incredible run by the king himself. Head over to Runners World to read about Haile Gebrselassie’s breaking of the marathon world record, an astonishing 2:04:26. You have to feel sorry for Tergat don’t ya? Haile says he’s overwhelmed! I be[...] Read More »

UPDATE: Thanks to Charlie for plotting g-maps for our route on Saturday night (15km), and Sunday in Richmond Park (8.2km). LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - TGU did it! We finished (just with a few technical mishaps) the London 2007 Rat Race. The Rat Race is an urban adventure race, taking all the acti[...] Read More »