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Dec
31
2008
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2:59pm Nathan Kingerlee: Outdoors Ireland

DUBLIN, IRELAND - Nathan Kingerlee is doing a great job of marketing himself (see video below), on Twitter, on a blog, on Facebook. He also sends out a six-weekly newsletter which gets sent to all his clients, and posted to his blog. He was good enough to share two with us by email. Taking A Com[...] Read More »


Dec
24
2008
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7:17am Rolling ski-slope, Skicentre, open in Sandyford, Dublin

CHIANG MAI, THAILAND (Team Geared Up) - Wow, two posts in a week for Dublin and skislopes! We got word through Orla McCormack that the “Endless Ski Slope” is up and running in Sandyford, Dublin already for those itching to get their ski or board boots on. Essentially, it’s a reall[...] Read More »


Dec
5
2008
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10:11am RS800cx , Forerunner 405 and Suunto T6c

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) - Polar(RS800cx), Garmin(Forerunner 405) and Suunto(T6c) have all released/updated newish top end training watches each with a slightly different feel in the past year or so. I really have no need to go out and buy one of these but i was looking briefly into the dif[...] Read More »


Nov
27
2008
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11:01am Leo Houlding in Dublin

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) - Climber, mountaineer, snowboarder, surfer, skydiver, base jumper, and all-round extremist….. Leo Houlding, will be in Dublin on Tuesday, 2nd December. Here he is…! The 28-year-old British climber has mastered some of the world’s most challenging roc[...] Read More »


Nov
25
2008
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9:54am Muddy Links - Riding The Spine, Dam Kayakers, and Groovy Sleds

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) - Morning all! — Riding the Spine emailed me to see if they could be included on TGU. Their bicycle and kayaking trip is epic. After about two years and almost 20,000 kilometers of travelling, they have arrived in Colombia. In a very challenging section of the[...] Read More »

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9:07am Racing the Planet Series: The Last Desert in Antarctica

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) The last in the 4deserts series races is underway in Argentina. It’s the final chapter in the Racing the Planet series and Ultramarathon Man Dean Karnazes and Bush Doctor Paul Liebenberg of South Africa are attempting to be the first people to complete all 4 r[...] Read More »


Nov
24
2008
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5:00pm USA: Ultra Centric 24 and 48 Hour Races

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) Our good friend Tony Mangan has again been winning mega-ultra races all over the world but this time things haven’t been quite as above board as they should have!! Tony won the UltraCentric race in the USA clocking up over 200 miles. He had been advised it was[...] Read More »


Oct
31
2008
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1:49pm Break The Cycle: Irish MTB Film.

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) - This footage was shot above Belfast in Northern Ireland with downhill mountain biker Colin Ross. It’s part of the new Irish film Break The Cycle. Colin Ross rides Cave hill (short version) from Andy Yoong on Vimeo. Break the Cycle features the best Irish Do[...] Read More »