Team Geared Up

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) Just back from my twice weekly trip to Switzerland ha ha (!!) :-) . What an adventure, I was gonna say my feet haven’t touched the ground but they have, quite a lot, literally! They were hitting the dirt last weekend in Ovronnaz Switzerland for the World Mounta[...] 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 »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) Ever been at a marathon where the finish race facilities included hairdriers and where you could have a shower with a view of the Eiger, Monch and the Jungfrau? I was more shocked about the hairdryers! Seriously it was the most incredible experience! It’s an ab[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) Well the essentials are packed and I’m ready for this mornings flight to Geneva, and by essentials I mean food, trashy magazines and hair straighteners. As we’ve blogged before, TGU Blogger Eoin and myself are heading over to Interlaken for the Jungfrau m[...] Read More »

UPDATE: Digg This Story. DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) Remember the Running Dan? Robin reported on his A-Z of marathons when he was setting out back in April. Well the good news is he’s still going and getting through those marathons like the super hero is is! The jist of the whole thing is[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) Those hoping to make the Irish mountain running teams for the WMRA World Trophy will be heading to Trooperstown Co. Wicklow for the Irish trial race this Sunday. It’s 12k for the senior men, 8k for the senior women and junior men. Vets John Lenihan and Robin B[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) With the Aer Lingus strike averted, this afternoon a number of Irish runners are heading over to Chamonix for the running of the North Face Ultra Trail Tour du Mont Blanc. It’s 163k through 3 countries run continuously over about 2 days through the Alps. Includ[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Geared Up Blog) - Over 600 people stripped off at the Alestch Glacier, Switzerland, to protest about the increasing Global warming going on in the world. They were highlighting just how much the glacier has melted in recent years. I found this on Greenpeace’s website but i am[...] Read More »