Team Geared Up

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - The Bray Air Display was on in Dublin, Ireland this weekend. A couple of photos of the Sikorsky S61N helicopter Rescue 116 that participated in the display have appeared on Flickr. Rescue 116 is the helicopter based in Dublin Airport that provides the air service to [...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - Via mountaintraining.ie we’ve been alerted to the man who fell from 6m and somersaulted mid-air out of the fall to land on all-fours rather than his head! It was said his training as a ballet dancer helped him avoid serious head injuries! Coastguards said the man[...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - The U.S. Coast Guard announced during a ceremony today in Grand Haven, Mich., for its 217th birthday that 1,109,310 lives have been saved since its establishment in 1790. Thanks to Irish Coast Guard member for news-tip. Top ten rescue videos is available here -Robin- [...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - Spotted in the London Metro as my cameraphone shows below. A 19yr old Irish student trying to get the best photo he could on a swing bridge in New Zealand (Abel Tasman) fell 20m into the water and ended up being airlifted out. Photo Credit: Author Sea Kayaking with mo[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) Incredible footage on the news this evening of scenes at the Salthill (Co. Galway) Airshow. From RTE: 3 people have been taken to hospital following an incident at the annual Galway Air Show during which the door of an RAF helicopter fell off. The incident happened a[...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - Over the weekend we tried to find out a little bit about our readers. It proved a great experiment - we’ve a number of serious adventurers hi Alan, Neil, Rick, Shane, Mariano & Richard. We’ve got Sunday Times journalists, Adventure Racers, marathon kay[...] Read More »