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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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• New Petzl Headtorches - 19th Nov
  Its getting to that time of year again when everyone is digging around in the bottom of the kit box trying to find their head torch. So if like mine yours is looking a bit tired have a look at the new and updated range of Petzl headtorches For…
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