Sadly the last round of the Open Adventure Open 5 adventure race series, held in North Wales, fell during my ski holiday and team Facewest could not take part. We […]
GoLite Slipstream Review
I have been using the Golite Slipstream this winter in the Open 5 Adventure race series. At 280g and 8 Litres a pretty good size for both cycling and running. […]
Clothing Guide Page Updated
Our clothing guide page revamped to reflect the recent trends in layering systems and changes in softshell, insulation and membrane fabrics available. http://www.facewest.co.uk/Clothing-Guide.html
Arcteryx Epsilon AR Jacket
Tested my Arcteryx Epsilon AR Jacket this morning with a very fresh windy walk from the train station to work. Not exactly the most demanding of environments I know but […]
Ski Mountaineering Race Change Over
Here is a video of me changing from climbing to skiing in a local ski mountaineering race in Areche/Beaufort. The eagle eyed will spot that I forget to change my […]
Personal Mantras
I always been one for a good one liner, especially if there is a nugget of wisdom in there somewhere. My own for endurance sports is ‘if you stop eating, […]
Open 5 update
Sorry this update is a week late but the short answer is for my race partner Tim & I nothing happened. We went into round 4 leading the male pair […]
Out with the old…..
Packing to go skiing tonight, which is always an opportunity to test new kit. As well as some Dynafit Vertcial ST’s on some K2 COMBAcks and some BD Traverse poles, […]
Zip Neck or Crew Neck?
Please help us to choose the right products for you. Do you prefer a zip neck or crew (round) neck on your thermal top? Zip necks allow for a bit […]