Earlier this year Ortovox announced as precautionary safety notice on their AVABAG Carbon cartridges. They established that a small number of cartridges from a specific production period may lose pressure. […]
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PIEPS DSP Sport & Pro Transceivers
There has been some online discussion in the US about the mode selection switch of some PIEPS Transcievers. PIEPS have addressed these concerns and engaged in further testing of their […]
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Stanage Edge VS Challenge
The Where: Stanage Edge the spiritual home of UK climbing for people who haven’t been to Almscliff. The What: All 36 starred VS routes in the 1989 Stanage Edge guide […]
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Patagonia – Fair Trade Certified sewn clothing
Patagonia have been pioneering responsibly made clothing for a number of years now. Our Winter 2020 range reflects this commitment with the largest range of Fair Trade Certified sewn clothing […]
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Barryvox and Barryvox S Firmware upgrade 3.4
Mammut are constantly working on ways to improve their transceiver range so their firmware updates are a fairly common occurrence. They do not mean that there is a problem with […]
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What is Arc’teryx Coreloft?
Coreloft is a synthetic insulation developed by Arc’teryx for their Atom range of clothing. It consists of a layer of ‘fluffy’ polyester which traps heat generated by your body. Coreloft […]
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ORTOVOX 3+ Version 2.3
ORTOVOX have announced an update for their 3+ transceivers to software version 2.3. The update fixes the self-test upon turning on the device, and will prevent fully functional devices from […]
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Facewest and Coronavirus
During the unprecedented circumstances brought about by Coronavirus we are maintaining business as usual as far as customers are concerned. As an online only retailer with no premises open to […]
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I was caught in an avalanche and survived thanks to my Avalanche Airbag.
By Sky Schwartz. January 28th 2020. Back country skiing I really enjoy off piste back country skiing and have done it in a number of Alpine ski resorts. In previous […]