Team Geared Up

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) - The Kazakh climber Maxut climbed his 12th 8000er today. He topped out on Manaslu at 10am their time. I also forgot to comment on Ueli Steck and his first ascent of the Northface of Tengkampoche with Simon Anthamatten in Alpine style. They are using this as a ̵[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Geared Up Blog) It looks like the permanent permits for the South side of Everest have been issued for this year. However climbers will not be allowed move above camp 2 until the 1st of May and they will have to take a ‘rest’ at Base Camp between the 1-10th of May. This[...] Read More »

SINGAPORE (Team Geared Up) - Ok, so this is part III (see part I Gran Paradiso and part II Castor). This should get you in the mood for the Summer that’s not far away! We left off in Gressoney la Trinite near the Swiss-Italian border having climbed a great route on Castor. Back in our little [...] Read More »

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 »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Geared Up Blog) - K2’s west face has finally been climbed been the Russian pairing of Andrew and Vadim with neither using supplementary oxygen. More than 200 people have climbed K2 this season with all previous summits before todays coming on either the Abruzzi spur or the Ce[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) Remember TGU featured in last weekend’s Sunday Times article about adventure? Well with kind permission from the Sunday Times we can reporoduce the article for all those that didn’t run out and purchase a copy! Because it’s quite a long piece of tex[...] Read More »

IRELAND (Team Geared Up) Geared Up Reader and journalist Richard Oakley asks many questions in todays Sunday Times that you adventure readers will find interesting. He looks into the growing number of people who are attempting challenges that, a few years previous, most were just happy to survive. H[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND(Geared Up Blog) - I know this sounds far fetched but work has began on a highway to Everest Base Camp. The Chinese government are carrying out the work with the Olympic torch in mind. And with nearly 500 people summiting this year i wonder will the number increase even more with this[...] Read More »