Facewest

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Facewest.co.uk

We founded Facewest back in 1997. We're keen outdoor people who really care about providing the best kit for enthusiasts like us. We've been skiing, climbing, paragliding, running and hiking for decades.

Latest Blog Posts

Win! an Ortovox Zoom+ Transceiver - 23rd Jan
We are giving away an Ortovox Zoom+ transceiver to one lucky winner who is prepared to do some homework on avalanche safety. As avalanche safety specialists we have a range of guides available on most aspects of avalanche safety which you can find below. Avalanche Safety Articles This competition will be…
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Win! a Mountain Equipment Kaniq 33 Ski Pack - 09th Jan
The Mountain Equipment Kaniq 33 is a ski specific redesign of Mountain Equipment's popular Tupilak Mountaineering packs. Constructed from the same durable fabrics and with the same lightweight but fully featured design. Mountain Equipment Kaniq 33 Features PACT 300 high tenacity 6.6 yarn, double RS Nylon in the…
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Winter 19/20 Transceiver review – Part 2 - 07th Jan
Part 1 covered our range of entry level to intermediate devices, now I'll be moving on to our more advanced transceivers. While the devices covered have plenty of more advanced features that professionals will find useful, these features can be turned off in most cases, so if you…
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Winter 19/20 Transceiver review – Part 1 - 06th Jan
At Facewest we stock one of the most comprehensive range of Transceivers in the UK. In this article I'll be running through our range in two parts. Part 1 will be entry level to intermediate devices, then Part 2 will focus on more advanced models. In the world…
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New Black Diamond JetForce Packs - 20th Dec
This Winter Black Diamond have released a new range of avalanche airbags. There's a range of sizes available all with the name JetForce, but confusingly not all of them use the new Black Diamond/Pieps developed JetForce electric fan system. Black Diamond have also utilized AlpRide, a Swiss company…
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Dakine Luggage 2019 - 10th Dec
Dakine are known for making great quality luggage. This season along with our standard range of ski and travel bags we have added a new range of hard cased luggage. Dakine Concourse Hardside The new Hardside range are as you'd expect a hard shell travel case which are available in…
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