All of our winter 13-14 clothing is now on sale at 25% off – get it while there’s still stock! For even bigger discounts, check out our clearance section, with […]
Headtorch Review: Mammut X-Sun
I’ve been using Mammut’s super bright headtorch, the X-Sun, and it’s little brother, the X-Shot, for a few months now. Given the dark nights they’ve had a fair bit of […]
Winner of the Mammut Avalanche Airbag Competition
The winner of our Mammut Avalanche Airbag Competition has been announced! The lucky guy is Dave Kerr from Inverness. His original idea displayed a full understanding of avalanche safety and […]
Jetforce Avalanche Airbag from Black Diamond
Is this the future of avalanche airbags?? The Jetforce from Black Diamond has been talked about for a while now, but Facewest’s Stu finally got to see one in action […]
ME Epic Touring Pants – Just How Epic Are They?!
The Mountain Equipment Epic Touring Pants certainly have a name to live up to and I was excited to try out a pair. Unfortunately the epic touring that they’re intended […]
Win a Mammut Avalanche Airbag!!
At Facewest we’re committed to bringing you the leading avalanche safety gear together with expert advice to help you stay safe on the slopes. We want to keep you even […]
Climbing in the Moroccan Anti Atlas
Earlier in November I took a week off to go climbing in Morocco. We headed to the Anti Atlas mountains, flying to Agadir then driving a couple of hours to […]
Mammut Trion Light – Pack Review
Finding a new pack is always a bit of a nightmare. Everyone has their own preferences – lots of pockets/no pockets, hardwearing or lightweight, streamlined or endless features? It’s a […]
North Ridge of the Piz Badile
I promised this post a while back but didn’t get around to writing it with all the amazing offers I was busy getting going for you all! At the start […]