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DUBLIN (Geared Up Blog) - I must say i have been very very impressed with the Redpoint Optimus. I bought it at the end of November so that i would have a warm jacket over winter and also to double as something to throw on under my shell if i was cold skiing. Well i havent once had to use my shell o[...] Read More »

LONDON (Geared Up Blog) - We’re pleased to launch the first of our new sub-domains sell.TeamGearedUp.com. We hope to allow you to fund your next adventure by using our site as a marketplace. It’s all free of course - so get in there and post up all your gear for sale. It gets better - [...] Read More »

LONDON, DUBLIN, NEW YORK & WHISTLER (Geared Up Blog) - We were a nominee last year but came away with nothing. This year we need to rally the troops to vote us through. We’ve been short listed for both “Best Group Blog”, “Best Sports & Recreation Blog” &[...] Read More »

LONDON (Geared Up Blog) - Nike have launched a range of footware called ‘considered‘. I don’t know what all the fuss from Cool Hunting, Gizmodo and Crunch Gear is. Why have all these tech blogs jumped on the bandwagon? What appeals to the geek about these rubberised collapsible sh[...] Read More »

DUBLIN (Geared Up Blog) - A satellite image from NASA shows the Ayles Ice Shelf (center) breaking off Canada’s Ellesmere Island in the Arctic on August 13, 2005. The National Geographic have announced today that the whole floating island only 800km from the North Pole has disintegrated. ̶[...] Read More »

DUBLIN (Geared Up Blog) - Aside from my eagerness to get over to Asia to help do some volunteer work (that or Dog Sledding in Norway, I really do want to get to Antarctica. I would give close to anything to get offered a 6 month stint in their labs down there doing anything either field tech or com[...] Read More »

DUBLIN (Geared Up Blog) - I’m really confused with this new fabric. I always thought that the definition of a soft shell was a garment with a fabric such as pertex which is more breathable than gore-tex but it doesnt offer you a fully waterproof shell. As you can see from above it has that me[...] Read More »

LONDON (Geared Up Blog) - It’s been very very windy the last week. We’ve had everything from 120km/h hurricane wind levels in Ireland to a Tornado in London City Centre! Here’s some snippets: LONDON (Reuters) - A small tornado hit a residential street in north London injuring six p[...] Read More »