Team Geared Up

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) Congrats again to all the adidas Dublin Marathon finishers, Irish mountain runners are listed here. Don’t miss the highlights at 6pm tonight on Setanta. Best of Luck to anyone running New York! Only 2 days to the big event. As we said before, heavy weight elit[...] Read More »

NEWBRIDGE, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) - It seems Joe Simpson, writer of Touching the Void (the amazing story of his survival of crawling for three days on his own off a mountain after breaking a leg), has been busy making a documentary movie on the epic story of the dramtic attempt to climb the Eiger[...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - Pat Falvey is at it again. I guess you have to be when your job is a full-time explorer. Beyond Endurance 2007 hopes to see the following records achieved: 1. First Irish Team to walk to the South Pole 2. First Irish Female to reach the South Pole 3. First Iri[...] Read More »

DERRY, NORTHERN IRELAND (Team Geared Up) - Just picked this interesting offer by ITV up via the BMC’s website! Are you a single guy? Passionate about keeping fit and being active? Believe in a healthy, clean-living lifestyle? Up for a challenge? ITV is making a new dating show and wants to fi[...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - Bear’s Grylls Blog has a wonderful comeback at the press for nay-saying his achievements and moaning that he stayed in a motel during a Natural Born Survivor episode. Bear comes back to them with 3 letters posted on his blog, and little comment from himself. The [...] Read More »

UPDATE: This has not been cancelled. Boooo. UPDATE: This has been postponed until Tomorrow. via BBC site. LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - Don’t forget BBC - Scotland - The Great Climb is on tomorrow Saturday 18 August. It is rumored Dave McLeod will attempt a 3 pitch E9 or E10 on live TV. Shoul[...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - The Top Gear Polar Special aired tonight on BBC2. It was brilliant - having been trained up by Ranulph Fiennes, Jeremy Clarkson & James May set off to drive to the North Pole in a race against Richard Hammond who set off with the traditional Sledge Dogs. Watch Vid[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Geared Up Blog) - Leo Houlding is presenting a new reality tv show which will show 5 people making the transition from childhood to adulthood in different cultures around the world. You can apply to appear on the show by going to ginger.tv. I may even have to submit an application [...] Read More »