Team Geared Up

CHICAGO, USA (Team Geared Up) - This week I’m posting some personal pictures. For the last 10 days I was in Alaska, USA on a vacation trip that is really worth the 6:30 hours (from Chicago) in a plane without room for even moving your toes. I was in Anchorage, Seward, Homer and Denali Nationa[...] Read More »

SINGAPORE (Team Geared Up) - We broke the news in January that an AR World Series race to be held in Ireland next summer. Valerie O’S just mailed in a press release to me. The first ever World Series Adventure Race taking place in the South West in June 14-21 2008, as part of three major rac[...] Read More »

SINGAPORE (Team Geared Up) - Hot out of the Outsider press room (like 45 seconds fresh!) here’s the details released for the ARWorld Series race to be held in Ireland next summer. The Zipline crossing the Gap of Dunloe sounds unreal! Pictured below. Killarney, Ireland - For immediate release [...] Read More »

SINGAPORE (Team Geared Up) - I just watched two Aussies on BBC World completing a 62-day and 3,300km journey by kayak to New Zealand. Two Australians have become the first people to paddle to New Zealand across the Tasman Sea in a kayak. James Castrission and Justin Jones both 25 are the first to &[...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - 21 year old Irish paddler Dee Conroy lost her life paddling in Kerry, Ireland over the Christmas period. I didn’t know Dee, but she was clearly a well loved girl, great paddler and had a seriously adventurous spirit. The news reached me on the morning after the T[...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - The Great Outdoors Canoeing Awards were held on November 24th At Green Isle Hotel, Dublin. Read the post “Kelleher is Crowned King at Great Outdoors Canoeing Awards”. TGU love IrishFreeStyle.com and love featuring their photos (see above!). The awards went [...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) - The Water-Buoy, a flotation device for your keys has appeared on Springwise, one of my favourite sites for ideas. As featured on BBC’s Dragons’ Den last night, young entrepreneur James Halliburton is bringing an innovative solution to market for boater[...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - It’s your Friday links on a Tuesday! The stuff we didn’t get to talk about during the last week (or 2 weeks for me!). I was away travelling and have had no internet connection on return - it cut midway through this post, hence the few days delay. Thanks to A[...] Read More »