Following on in our series of ‘How to ….’ articles we have Batteries. This article was written for headlamps but applies exactly the same for MP3 players, GPS units, Radios […]
Mountain Equipment & Suunto New Products
Just added the Mountain Equipment Women’s Approach Pant to the Women’s casual & trek lines. Added to the Suunto accessories are the X3HR straps in Black, Blue & Ice plus […]
Good snow start for NZ
Mount Ruapehu.com has this to say about the pre season conditions on the north island of New Zealand. – You beauty! Non-skiers and boarders might not like this cold weather […]
Petzl Headlamps on Sale
The Petzl Myo 0 and Myo 5 are being discontinued. We have our last few pieces of stock on sale. Petzl Myo 0 £20 6v Xenon halogen light source 90m […]
New Headlamps from Petzl
To go with the previous How to choose the right headlamp post, we have some new Headlamps from Petzl. Petzl Tikka XP £33. This new headlamp is a great all […]
How to choose the right headlamp
This article can also be found in the how to section of our website. http://www.facewest.co.uk/pp/howto/howtochooseaheadlamp.htm Unless you have experience of a particular model or have be given a recommendation then […]
Everest Viking skier Tomas Olsson missing after fall
Tomas Olsson is missing on Everest north face, while Norwegian Tormod Granheim has descended to 6500 meter. Tomas vanished at around 8500 meters yesterday, following a fall. The two skiers […]
Ain’t Cycling Brilliant
I have started work on the Facewest cycle section, which can be found here Facewest Bike Section. Aimed primarily at the cycle tourist rather than racers or downhillers, we hope […]
Good news for Aussie Winter
Excellent pre season snow falls are getting people excited down under. With only a few weeks to go before the start of the season Mt Hotham has reported 30cm of […]