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  • The Great Outdoors Reader Awards 2021

    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 |

  • How To Look After Your Outdoor Clothing

    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 |

  • 3 Peaks Yacht Race - Report

    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 |

  • How To Choose A Sleeping Bag

    How To Choose A Sleeping Bag

    A sleeping bag is a major purchase and your choice can mean the difference between a good night’s sleep and several hours of damp, cold misery or in extreme circumstances...

    Will Smith |

  • Skye - Trip Report

    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 |

  • How To Choose A Camping Mat

    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 |

  • Where's Jake? - Win a Rab Tee

    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 |

  • New Osprey Packs

    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 |

  • Thermarest Quilts

    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 |

  • MSR Habitude Tents

    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 |

  • Rab Cirrus Flex 2 - Recycled Insulation

    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 |