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• Chamonix Climbing - 01st Oct
  I have only ever been to Chamonix twice before and neither visit was a dedicated climbing trip so I was looking forward to seeing what all the fuss was about. Reading the guidebooks before I set off I was quite overwhelmed and excited by the amount of climbing…
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• Pembroke Rock - 11th Sep
  With this year's unsettled summer weather I've found myself on two Pembroke trips in the past month. A quick bank holiday weekend to get started, then a week later back down for five days after a Scotland trip was binned off due to poor weather. Pembroke has quickly…
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• How to Choose a Camping Mat - 01st Aug
  Got a camping trip coming up and want to make sure you get a good nights sleep? With a massive range of camping mats out there its easy to feel bewildered, here at Facewest we have a pretty extensive, but well thought out range of mats for everyone,…
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• Arc’Teryx Alpha FL Jacket 3 Year Test - 09th Jul
  I've been using the Arc'Teryx Alpha FL jacket for around 3 years now and it has become my favorite piece of out door clothing. Its a totally dependable GORE-TEX Pro Shell waterproof that packs up small and is very breathable. I use it year round for everything from…
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• Mountain Equipment Goblin 24 Review - 19th Jun
  Mountain Equipment's new range of Goblin packs are great all round use day packs with some climbing specific features, as you would expect from Mountain Equipment. I've been testing a Goblin 24 which is the smaller of the two that we stock. The Goblin 24 is designed with…
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• New Edelrid Ropes - 11th Jun
  This spring we've added a new brand to our climbing hardwear range. Edelrid are German hardwear brand that have been making cutting edge climbing gear for over 150 years. The focus of their design philosophy is sustainability and minimising their impact on the environment. To that end all…
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