Facewest

About
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

Green Friday: Hills 2 Oceans litter picking. - 25th Nov
This year we have teamed up with the British Mountaineering Council's Hills 2 Oceans litter picking campaign to offer an alternative Black Friday for our customers. The Hills 2 Oceans campaign is an initiative to clean up our mountains, hills and crags in an effort to keep plastic…
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Rab Women’s Elevation Pants Review - 16th Nov
Why do walking trousers for ladies never fit? Let me tell you reader, I have had endless battles with walking trousers over the years. It's just like jeans, impossible to find the right fit. Who thought those ridiculously small pockets with zips that dig into your hips were a good idea? Or those baggy,…
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Why Choose Synthetic Insulation? - 11th Nov
Synthetic insulation is an alternative to natural down feathers used in insulated jackets. It has several advantages over down feathers that we will go into below. Synthetic insulation has for many years been considered inferior to down due to its weight and larger pack size, this year however…
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Mammut Airbag 3.0 System Safety Check - 09th Nov
Mammut are committed to the safety of their products, as such they continually assess their products to find potential improvements and identify problems. Unfortunately they have identified an issue with a portion of their Removable Airbag System 3.0 manufactured for the Winter 2020 season. They have found that…
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Safety Notice Reminder for Ortovox AVABAG Cartridges - 02nd Nov
Earlier this year Ortovox announced as precautionary safety notice on their AVABAG Carbon cartridges. They established that a small number of cartridges from a specific production period may lose pressure. The reason for this is a faulty cartridge adapter. You can perform a quick check of your…
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PIEPS DSP Sport & Pro Transceivers - 28th Oct
There has been some online discussion in the US about the mode selection switch of some PIEPS Transcievers. PIEPS have addressed these concerns and engaged in further testing of their DSP Sport and Pro transceivers. After testing they have found that the lock mechanism of the DSP Sport…
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