Pro Reviewer: Trainee British Mountain Guide James Clapham Reviews the Lowe Alpine Attack 45 – 55. Lowe Alpine have done a great job with this pack. Drawing on their extensive […]
Staff Picks – Kahtoola Microspikes
I’ve been mulling over a few products for this week’s staff picks, but given the weather this morning there’s one super obvious item which makes life in the winter so […]
Pro Review – MSR Windburner
Pro Reviewer: So I have been using the MSR Windburner stove now for the last eight months for everything from a small brew kit to carry around on remote rope […]
Staff Picks – Earn your Beers
Lately I have been tinkering around with the Suunto Ambit 3 Vertical, in particular the Community created apps that are available through Movescount. These apps really give Suunto an edge […]
Staff Picks – The Best Travel Mug Ever?
I’ve tried just about all of them and the Klean Kanteen ‘Vacuum Wide Insulated’ travel mug takes the biscuit. Watch this short clip to see why. Click here to view […]
Staff Picks – New Blog Feature
Throughout the week we (the staff at Facewest) are constantly coming across all the stuff that’s on our website, maybe because we’re checking a feature on a product for a […]
New Suunto Spartan Ultra Video
Stu’s managed to get his hands on the new Suunto Spartan Ultra – he’s made a video running through some features and the new touch screen operation. It’s worth noting […]
Pro Review – Black Diamond Viper Ice Axes
Pro Reviewer: Dave Sarkar of Climbing Gear Reviews checks out the new Black Diamond Viper Ice Axes. He’ll be updating the review as the winter season progresses so it’s worth […]
Facewest Gourmet Lunch
OK, so the title’s a bit misleading; this isn’t really about what you’d call gourmet food – we actually had several different travel meals to try out as we’re looking […]