I am recce-ing the Bob Graham Round for an attemp next May. I always run with a map in my left hand and compass in the right. I have each […]
New Products
Another great sleeping mat from Exped
The Exped SIM Lights are comfy, durable and slip resistant sleeping mats. SIM stands for self inflating mat as they are filled with air chanelled foam which sucks air into […]
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Black/Camo Leathermans
Facewest is pleased to bring you a Leathermans Exclusive. For a limited time, Camo/Black versions of the Leatherman Charge Tti, Leatherman Blast and Leatherman Surge are available only from Facewest. […]
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Inov 8 comes to facewest
We are pleased to announce that we will shortly be stocking packs and accessories from Inov 8. We will sell the full Race Pro and Race Elite pack range plus […]
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Gear Awards for Marmot
A couple of bits of Marmot gear that Facewest stock have won awards in US magazines Backpacker and National Geographic. Glad they like them as much as we did. Marmot […]
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Pierra Menta Video
There is a great 25min video on the Piste Hors site about this years Pierra Menta Ski Alpinism race. I know it’s not very topical but it’s a good video […]
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Have You Lost Your Toe Nails?
My big toe nail fell off this week. It was actually killed at the Pierra Menta Ski Touring Race in March but has taken until now to fall off. Quite […]
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Blog Comments Back On
At Facewest we are always pleased to hear from our customers for whatever reason. Sadly due to the volume of spam comments on the blog I turned comments off. I […]
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Old County Tops Fell Race
Sat 16th May saw me competing with fellow Ilkley Harrier Brian Melia in the Old County Tops Fell Race. At 34 miles and 3400m of climbing it’s a seriously long […]