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On the 30th August 2025, me and my partner Liv arrived in Seathwaite on the first of our 9 day Lake District road trip. Bad weather was coming in later...
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New Big Agnes Tents
Big Agnes is a new brand here at Facewest. If you haven’t heard of Big Agnes they are an outdoor gear manufacture that was founded in 2000. They are based...
Graham Plant |
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Superlight Stove Comparison
If you are heading off into the hills for any period of time hot food and drink are vital to not only your survival should things go wrong but also...
Graham Plant |
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What if your best GPS was a phone?
During a recent ski tour where poor weather scuppered our main plan, we found ourselves at short notice contemplating a little day tour we found on skitourenguru.ch. With only a...
Stuart Pitches |
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Win! Rab Neutrino 400 Sleeping Bag
We have teamed up with Rab Equipment to offer one lucky winner a brand new Rab Neutrino 400 Sleeping Bag. Rab have updated their Neutrino Range for 2022, switching the...
Will Smith |
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New Products from Black Diamond this Spring!
We have introduced a few new products to our Black Diamond range this season. We have a few new and updated packs plus some new trail running accessories. Speed Zip...
Graham Plant |
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Soto Navigator Cook Set Review
In 2019, my partner and I walked our first Wainwright. Gradually, it turned into a ritual to set an alarm for 5am on a Sunday morning to beat the A65...
Will Smith |
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Pieps / Black Diamond Avalanche Transceiver Safety Check.
Black Diamond / Pieps have announced a safety check for their range of transceivers which share components. They have observed a small number of devices with malfunctioning components that may...
Will Smith |
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Spring Ski Touring Equipment Guide
Late Season can often have the best conditions for touring. A decent snow base has often built up and the days are longer (especially in Scotland!). As the temperatures start...
Will Smith |
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What Do You Need To Get Off-Piste This Winter?
There’s nothing better than leaving the pistes, heading out and skiing untracked powder under a blue sky, or skinning into a remote valley and spending the night in an alpine...
Will Smith |
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Avalanche Transceiver Review. Winter 2021/22
In general the transceiver market has crystalized into 2 distinct groups, Standard and Advanced Transceivers. This is a rather arbitrary division, it does not mean that advanced transceivers are always...
Will Smith |
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The Great Outdoors Reader Awards 2021
We’ve been shortlisted for online retailer of the year by the lovely readers of The Great Outdoors magazine. This years awards also include a new category called the Open Outdoors...
Will Smith |
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How To Look After Your Outdoor Clothing
Caring for your outdoor gear is something that most people probably don’t spend much time or money on – after all when you’re not out using it the last thing...
Will Smith |
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3 Peaks Yacht Race - Report
Billed as the longest running adventure race in the UK and taking place each June is the 3 Peaks Yacht Race. https://www.threepeaksyachtrace.co.uk Sail from Barmouth in Wales to Fort William...
Stuart Pitches |
