Team Geared Up

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - The Top Gear Polar Special aired tonight on BBC2. It was brilliant - having been trained up by Ranulph Fiennes, Jeremy Clarkson & James May set off to drive to the North Pole in a race against Richard Hammond who set off with the traditional Sledge Dogs. Watch Vid[...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - Remember Ski Greenland? They’ve now published all their photos on Flickr from the Icecap. Mustard & Matt have published over 200 photos - here’s a few of the gems. But do take a look at all of them. -Robin- [...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - Karl Bushby has been attempting to walk around the world for 12 years. Currently he’s on the bearing straights floating ice sheets, which has not been crossed by foot, ever (apparently). BBC have been doing a documentary on them. It must be surreal to have an int[...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - A postcard arrived for me today from the Greenland Icecap! Thanks to Matt & Mustard for my first from the Arctic Circle! I had been looking after their Expedition Website for Ski Greenland. -Robin- [...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - Who’ll be the first to make it to the North Pole on a Segway? Ok, granted you’ll need some whopping solar panels to re-charge, but it’s becoming a reality! Segway have launched an Offroad/Adventure Transporter version of their popular San Francisco sc[...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - They made it! Matt & Mustard have just blogged their arrival live on the west coast of the Greenland Ice-Cap! That was 27 days unsupported. Very nice achievement. DAY 27 67.09.173 50.03.101 WE MADE IT!! WE ARE ALL OUT OF ICE CAP AFTER 548.8KM & ON HARD GROUND[...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - I’ve been running the expedition web comms for Ski Greenland over the past month. Part of this has been to plot their tent position every night on a Google map, and to forward on all the comments on the blog to their sat phone. I’m working on something to a[...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - Couple of links to keep you entertained. Washington Post have a good Antarctica website all about The Dry Desert. Nice photos. The Gear Junkie features the Hero 3 digital camera. Straps to your wrist. Looks great but poor res for 2007. My phone isn’t much bigger a[...] Read More »