Team Geared Up

LIMERICK, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) - I know Aisling had a brief post about this a few weeks ago but there have been a few developments since. It turns out the rumours have been true - Irelands best climbing wall has opened in Dingle, Co. Kerry blowing everything that has gone before it out of the w[...] Read More »

CHICAGO, UNITED STATES (Team Geared Up) - Ger Owens and Phil Lawton have moved into the top ten after winning their second race in the 470 class. I’ve just finished watching the video replay of Race 5 and they lead the fleet all the way. Fantastic stuff from two Dubliners. More from RTE -Robi[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) What is it with these geographical clusters of super-rowers!? Following on from our post about the three oarsmen from Northern Ireland off to Beijing, Fiola and Valerie (herself an expert master rower!) let us know about these three from Killarney that are Olympic c[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) I’ve been won over by the power of positive thinking! I posted before about the Beast of the East Triathlon (my first venture into the mad world of tri!) but I only vaguely mentioned that I had had a very hard time on the swim. It had gone so badly for me and [...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) As you nod off tonight spare a thought for the teams of adventure racers milling around the “magical landscapes” of Tipperary, Cork and Limerick in this years Beast of Ballyhoura Adventure Challenge. I met up recently with a newly formed team who were ge[...] Read More »

CHICAGO, UNITED STATES (Team Geared Up) - Irish Climber Gerard McDonnell is missing on K2. K2 is regarded as one of the most all-round difficult mountains in the world with only around 189 climbers having reached the summit, 49 climbers have died on K2, 22 while descending it. The 37-year-old from [...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) More adventure from the West in the form of a new climbing and adrenaline centre opening this weekend in Dingle. It’s run by Mike O’Shea of Work at Height and it’s appropriately named Play at Height!! It features a Bouldering Wall and a Lead Climb [...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) Well never let it be said we don’t pander to your requests so here ya go; more photos from Valerie O’ Sullivan of the Little Bo Peep Triathlon. That’s Colette Lawlor looking happy in the water, somthing I’m learning to do myself! That’[...] Read More »