The Lakeland 100 - UTLD - 2025
As far as I’m aware, the Lakeland 100 is the most prestigious ultra running event to take place in the UK, and is a must for any ultra runner to...
Charlie Symonds |
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The Lakeland 100 - UTLD - 2025
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Skye - Trip Report
Early June 2021 and I finally managed to get a trip to Scotland in with fellow Leeds climber and MCI trainee Neil and fellow MCI trainee Will. This trip had...
Will Smith |
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How To Choose A Camping Mat
There’s a huge range of camping mats out there, at Facewest we have 48 different types of mat from Thermarest, Sea To Summit, Exped and Mountain Equipment. It can be...
Will Smith |
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Where's Jake? - Win a Rab Tee
Facewest’s Jake is an experienced Paraglider as well as a Ski Tourer. In fact Facewest was started by Jake & Stu back in 2001 when they had to give up...
Will Smith |
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New Osprey Packs
New to Facewest this spring are the updated Osprey Talon and Tempest packs. The Talon was launched in 2007 as a lightweight unisex multi activity backpack. Skip forward 7 years...
Graham Plant |
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Thermarest Quilts
Want to make a massive cut in the weight and size of your backpacking pack? Forget cutting out labels and the handle off your toothbrush. Swap your full sleeping bag...
Will Smith |
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MSR Habitude Tents
The new MSR Habitude tents are a bit of a departure from the norm for MSR and us at facewest. MSR are famous for their well featured, lightweight backpacking tents...
Will Smith |
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Arc'teryx Norvan LD 2 Review - 800km in
Back in March 2020 and staring down the barrel of lockdown 1.0, like a lot of people I decided to start taking running seriously. I’d always done a bit but...
Will Smith |
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Rab Cirrus Flex 2 - Recycled Insulation
This spring Rab have redesigned their Cirrus Flex range of lightweight insulation for active use. Filled with recycled Primaloft Silver Luxe and featuring a recycled Pertex Quantum outer the Cirrus...
Will Smith |
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PIEPS Voluntary Product Correction
PIEPS have announced a replacement program for the carry harness that comes with their DSP Sport, DSP Pro and DSP Pro ICE transceivers. This comes after concerns raised by users...
Will Smith |
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How To Avoid Being Avalanched
Risk Assessment and preparation. Avalanche Avoidance The golden rule of back country or off piste skiing and snowboarding is to AVOID avalanches. Everyone should be properly equipped and trained to...
Will Smith |
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Flameless Outdoor Cooking
At Facewest we are always interested in new products that can make life easier, or for those more interested in suffering, more ‘efficient’. We are pretty excited about the new...
Will Smith |
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Rab Vapour-Rise Summit Quick Look
When Rab told us there would be 3 jackets in the new Vapour Rise range I knew I would have to try them all. So here is my take on...
Will Smith |
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Green Friday: Hills 2 Oceans litter picking.
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...
Will Smith |
