I have had a chance to do some re testing of the Ortovox 3+ and talk to a couple of people about my findings. In my original report, which was […]
New Products - Reviews
Vibram Five Fingers – NEW
To complement our off road running footwear and expand our interest in Natural Running we have added two models of Vibram Five Fingers or VFF to the site. The KSO […]
New Products
Ron Hill Clothing
We have added Ron Hill as a new clothing brand at Facewest. We are trying to offer more trail/fell running and adventure race products to you but noticed that although […]
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inov-8 Running Philosophy
inov-8 have published a booklet of information titled ‘Making The Transition to Natural Running’. The booklet can be downloaded as a PDF here. http://www.inov-8.com/transition/ The claims made in the booklet […]
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Natural Running
This time last year we started to sell footwear at Facewest. We only sell off road running shoes and rock boots, so pretty specialist, but obviously plenty of our customers […]
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Proper Cow Bell
Nothing like a ski mountaineering race to bring out very passionate supporters and the best cow bells. Here’s the best one I saw at the Pierra Menta.
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Pierra Menta Day 2
Short clip of the Day 2 leaders (Didier Blanc & Kilian Jornet Burgada) at the top of the first major climb (850m) of day 2. Wish I looked so comfirtable […]
Reviews
Ortovox 3+ Transceiver Retest
Update 15.04.11 – The re test is complete and covered in the blog post ‘Ortovox 3+ Avalanche Transceiver Again‘ I have noticedthat some reviews of the Ortovox 3+ avalanche transceiver […]
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Open 5 Beautiful Day in Bakewell
Competed in the 4th Open 5 of the season this weekend in Bakewell. Although there was a cold wind blowing at transition, the day soon warmed up to be just […]