Team Geared Up

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) The North Face Ultra-Trail Tour du Mont Blanc is 160k of mountain trail run continuously over about 2 days through some of the most spectactular scenery in the world. Three countries in one race! When registration opened last January the allocation was completely fil[...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - Yes, It’s possible! Eoin & myself left his car at Glenmacnass Waterfall and headed off into the evening with a rope & two full packs complete with down bags & bivvi gear. On route we had 3 revelations… Stay in huts in the Alps - even bivvi [...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Geared Up Blog) - Miha Valic of Slovenia climbed all of the alps 82 4,000m peaks this recent winter. His target was to complete the challenge in 82 days during the calender winter but delays due to weather meant he finished his final peak, Les Droites, on April 7th. He began his qu[...] Read More »

LONDON (Geared Up Blog) - The Adventure Blog has the story from “The Alpinist” magazine that 2 Scots have put up a new route “Shining Wall” on Mont Blanc in the Alps. In the above photo, it’s the 2nd from the right. The headwall is incredible looking, wouldn’t fa[...] Read More »

DUBLIN (Geared Up Blog) - I am debating with myself at the moment over whether to go for the La Sportiva Nepal Extreme or Nepal Evo boots. The only difference between the 2 mainly is that the Evo has a lining of gore-tex inside the boot and is slighty lighter. I havent been able to find any user re[...] Read More »

LONDON (Geared Up Blog) - I leave at 7.20am to meet fellow Geared Up Blogger Eoin in Grenoble airport for our week in Alpe D’Huez , French Alps. We’re off skiing with 4 other Team Geared Up supporters… :-) No doubt there will be some photos and video in our Geared Up Your Tube Gro[...] Read More »

LONDON (Geared Up Blog) - Interesting news clip, source unknown but dated late December ‘06. Danish artist Marco Evaristti has encountered massive opposition to his plan to colour the tip of Mont Blanc mountain in the French Alps with red food colouring. “Silly and illegal” was how[...] Read More »

DUBLIN (Geared Up Blog) - Press play below, and be in awe. Speed-riding has to be one of the craziest sports I’ve seen recently. The boys at Acro-Base who seem to be pioneering it, have recently filmed a video of a speed-ride down the Eiger. It’s amazing footage. Speed-riding appears to[...] Read More »