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• Where’s Jake? – Win a Rab Tee - 12th May
  Facewest's Jake is an experienced Paraglider as well as a Ski Tourer. In fact Facewest was started by Jake & Stu back in 2001 when they had to give up gliding instructor jobs due to the foot and mouth crisis. Lately he's been making the most of clear…
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• New Osprey Packs - 29th Apr
  New to Facewest this spring are the updated Osprey Talon and Tempest packs. The Talon was launched in 2007 as a lightweight unisex multi activity backpack. Skip forward 7 years and Osprey introduced the Tempest which is a women's specific version of the Talon, with changes to the back length and…
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• Thermarest Quilts - 16th Apr
  Want to make a massive cut in the weight and size of your backpacking pack? Forget cutting out labels and the handle off your toothbrush. Swap your full sleeping bag for a quilt instead. The idea of using a quilt rather than a full sleeping bag still feels…
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• MSR Habitude Tents - 26th Mar
  The new MSR Habitude tents are a bit of a departure from the norm for MSR and us at facewest. MSR are famous for their well featured, lightweight backpacking tents like the Hubba and Elixir range. The Habitude 4 and 6 person tents take much of the design…
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• Arc’teryx Norvan LD 2 Review – 800km in - 16th Mar
  Back in March 2020 and staring down the barrel of lockdown 1.0, like a lot of people I decided to start taking running seriously. I'd always done a bit but never really managed to reach the point where it stops hurting. First off I decided to invest in…
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• Rab Cirrus Flex 2 – Recycled Insulation - 11th Mar
  This spring Rab have redesigned their Cirrus Flex range of lightweight insulation for active use. Filled with recycled Primaloft Silver Luxe and featuring a recycled Pertex Quantum outer the Cirrus Flex 2.0 is a serious high performance layer with some respectable environmental credentials. The Cirrus Flex 2.0 Hoody is…
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