Team Geared Up

Welcome! If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed or enter your email: for updates. Thanks for visiting! UPDATE 2215hrs - Video of torch on summit via Reuters: SINGAPORE (Team Geared Up) - An incoming report on the news today started like this… EVEREST BASE CAMP, [...] Read More »

SINGAPORE (Team Geared Up) - Spotted on GO Blog, here’s a movie I will be queuing up to see. Blindsight the documentary/movie follows the gripping adventure of six Tibetan teenagers on their journey to climb a mountain in the shadow of Everest. Lhakpa-Ri peak, the goal of the expedition, is 2[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) - We’ve reported on Ian McKeever before, but now that he’s bringing his godson up Kilimanjaro, he deserves another mention! I saw this in the Irish Independent yesterday: An intrepid young explorer from Dublin will soon attempt to become the youngest per[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND(Geared Up Blog) - Rock and Run are selling the Rab Summit Storm for £125 as opposed to £250. I’m very very tempted. And it was available still in all sizes except small/black with is unusual for this sort of a deal. It’s fully waterproof as well so would probably be mo[...] Read More »

FLINTSHIRE, NORTH WALES (Team Geared Up) - Today www.climbing.com report that Frenchman, François Bon, has made a speed-flying descent of the south face of Aconcagua. Bon, already with a descent of the Eiger by the west and north faces, as well as Mont Blanc already under his belt is one of this s[...] Read More »

SINGAPORE (Team Geared Up) - Ok, so this is part III (see part I Gran Paradiso and part II Castor). This should get you in the mood for the Summer that’s not far away! We left off in Gressoney la Trinite near the Swiss-Italian border having climbed a great route on Castor. Back in our little [...] Read More »

SINGAPORE (Team Geared Up) - Tom Creaney and James Osborn work together in the Clothing Supply Chain for Tesco Stores Limited. Based at their largest distribution centre in the uk the pair struck up a friendship on a charity expedition in the Scottish Highlands back in 2006 where they bagged 5 Monr[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) - “We can’t make your drinks” said the email… Really appreciate the invite, we are heading out to climb Aconcagua tomorrow and back the middle of jan. –Ian Damn - I’m jelous! The 2008 Irish Everest Expedition are off to South Ame[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Geared Up Blog) - Ranulph Fiennes is returning to Everest once again. He will be attempting the peak for the third time next yeah with the same guide, Kenton Cool, he climbed the North Face of the Eiger early this year. He will also have with him Dr Rob Casserley who is a medic and[...] 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 »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Geared Up Blog) - Great Outdoors in Dublin have gotten the Icebreaker base layers in last week. The tops and bottoms are made from 100% from merino wool. What i found the most astonishing about the product was the guarantee that comes with it. On all the packaging it says- “[...] Read More »

LONDON, UK, (Team Geared Up) - This one wins all the prizes. Forget ascending Everest blind, as an amputee or even running the A-Z of Marathons, this is way cooler. Having tried to climb Mont Blanc myself (and getting white washed off in a snow storm) I have ultimate respect for them lobbing these [...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - As I posted on TGU in 2005, after hearing Simon Anthamatten speak at the Kandersteg Ice Climbing Festival about his 7 new lines on the Eiger North-face in one summer and seeing him climbing I was truly taken by him. Amazing character, although it helps if your ‘d[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Geared Up Blog)- The expedition earlier this year, by a large team of doctors, to place members of their team on top of Everest and also take blood samples along the way will be shown as a documentary on BBC. Tonight (23/9)the first hour long part will be on BBC2 at 8.00pm and the[...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - This is part II and our ascent of Castor (see Part I: Gran Paradiso). Castor is a 4226m peak located in Switzerland but we climbed from Gressoney la Trinite in Italy which climbs up a long valley from Pont St Martine, the devil town with no ATMs, Maps or Guidebooks. It[...] Read More »

DERRY, NORTHERN IRELAND (Team Geared Up) - Climbing all 14 of the world’s 8,000-metre peaks is old hat, so a new generation of adventurers is gearing up for what could be mountaineering’s next great challenge — getting down them on skis. Heading into Nepal’s Himalayan mountains this month i[...] Read More »