Team Geared Up

CHICAGO, UNITED STATES (Team Geared Up) - The TGU blogging team gather on the phone to discuss the future of the blog, what we’ll be talking about over the next month, and what we’re getting up to. We got as far as item one, Aisling’s Ironman, before the call cut-off. Apologies - [...] Read More »

CHICAGO, UNITED STATES (Team Geared Up) - We’ve talked about it for over a year. It was time to just get it moving! In this first episode of the Team Geared Up Podcast I talk with 22 year old Julie McElroy about her trip to the Andes with the BBC documentary Beyond Boundaries (great article i[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) Here’s some more of Valerie O’ Sullivan’s beautfiul outdoor photographs taken during the Focus Ireland Four Peaks Challenge, which aims to raise over €400,000 to combat homelessness. 500 climbers tackled the highest peak in each province last [...] Read More »

SINGAPORE (Team Geared Up) - Aisling wrote about An Turas Beag at the weekend in Killarney County Kerry, Ireland. The lead up event to An Turas Mor this summer which is part of the World Adventure Racing Series in Ireland. Valerie O’Sullivan, Irish Adventure Photographer, sent me through some[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) If you’re kicking back at home, starting the long weekend early you might want to check out the Paul O’ Grady Show on Channel 4 this evening at 5pm: Bear Grylls is a guest. Probably plugging his new show which starts this Monday 24th March at 9m: Bear Gr[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately since I saw a girl swimming with a pair of earphones! Yes, I kid you not, waterproof earphones. Now honestly what music is that compelling that you need to listen to it during a half hour swim session in your local gy[...] Read More »

SINGAPORE (Team Geared Up) - I cannot think of a worse nightmare then this happening on your first parachute jump. Both the chute and the reserve chute fail to open correctly. The student is prepared by the instructor for a hard hitting landing by positioning knees together as they spin dramaticall[...] Read More »

KILDARE, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) - Found this through B3Bouldering this morning in my feed. It’s a an interesting way of solo-ing routes. I won’t give away the main surprise of the footage, but it definitely gave me a surprise(!) when the guy decided to do what you can see in the snaps[...] Read More »