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SINGAPORE (Team Geared Up) - Keep an eye on The Short Span for details of the Irish Bouldering Meet 2008. The Fifth Annual Irish Bouldering Meet will be on the weekend of Friday 29th Febuary to Sunday 2th March based in the I.M.C Hut in Glendasan Country Wicklow. This is a fantastic weekend for new[...] Read More »

EDITOR (Team Geared Up) - This email was sent to some readers this evening. Apologies about the replication. *Thursday Outdoor Adventure Drinks Reminder* Thank you for being one of 200,000 visitors to Team Geared Up blog < http://blog.teamgearedup.com> in 2007. We’re running at a 20% return-vi[...] Read More »

A personal account of the 10 November, by a wannabe postman. ANTRIM, NORTHERN IRELAND (Team Geared Up) - The Slaughter involved four ascents, from sea level in Rostrevor, to the summit cairn atop Slieve Martin (485 metres) by four different routes, on a bike, and descending by a different route each[...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - Congratulations to Team Geared Up Blogger Aisling Coppinger who qualified to represent Ireland at the World Mountain Running Trophy! Earlier in the summer, Aisling ran for Ireland at the European Mountain Running Championships. Next week, Aisling travels to Switzerland[...] Read More »

UPDATE: TGU have a team entry. Watch out! LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - The Rat Race is where teams of three race in a multi-disciplined challenge of navigation, endurance, skills and guts running, climbing, mountain biking, kayaking, abseiling, and tackling a course that’s only revealed hour[...] Read More »

The following workshop is being run this September in the Burren. Bren Whelan is the Assocation of Mountaineering Instructors’ Irish Rep and is attempting to raise awareness amongst active climbers and mountaineers about what’s involved in becoming a Mountaineering Instructor. The weeke[...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - We’ve just seen the results. Congratulations to our Aisling and the rest of the Irish Team at the European Mountain Running Championships. Aisling completed the 8.5km with 1010m ascent course in 1h12′41”. We’ve got to say a good job to our Irish[...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - The Raw Outdoors Irish Adventure Festival incorporating the Banff Film Festival will offer four days of entertainment on adventure and outdoor based activities, sports, culture, art and mountain communities in Ireland. The best news, is Sir Ranulph is going to be ther[...] Read More »