Sleeping mats fall into 3 categories. Self inflating mats, Non self inflating mats and Closed cell foam mats. Before we look at each type, a few words about what a […]
Sales & Offers
Thermarest Trek & Travel series ON SALE
Up to 22% off this very popular range of self inflating sleepingmats from Thermarest Expedition 5 Large £20 Off Was £89 now £69 http://www.facewest.co.uk/pp/thermarest/expedition5large.htm Expedition 5 Regular £20 Off Was […]
New Products
Beal Edlinger & Joker Ropes
Two new products in the climbing section. Beal Edlinger 10.2mm rope – an entry level rope from Beal. A good all rounders rope at an exceptional price. Only £64 for […]
New Products
Petzl Cosmique / Cosmique Light Ice Axes
I know that June seems an odd time to update the ice axes we sell but there are a couple of good ones out there that I should have added […]
General
Look to Ski Himalayas in 2010
Indian Government officials have given the green flag for a $300 million ski resort project located in the Kullu Valley, in the north Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The resort […]
General
Lynn Hill Climbing The Nose
It takes an age to download but there is a great piece of video of Lynn Hill climbing ‘The Nose’. Truly awesome and inspiring stuff. There are also plenty of […]
New Products
Climbing Harnesses Updated and New ones added
Just completed a review of the climbing harnesses we sell. Sorry, some of the images were outdated but they have all be revamped now. I added 2 new harnesses, the […]
General
The NZ good snow rumour gathers pace
Mt Dobson in New Zealand is aiming for its earliest opening in 27 years of operation with a planned season launch date of this Saturday, 27 May. The southern hemisphere’s […]
New Products
Jetboil GCS Group Cooking System
Following on from the popular Jetboil PCS is the new Jetboil GCS. In fact it uses the same burner unit with built in sparker but rather than the 1 litre […]