Mountain Equipment’s new range of Earthrise Sleeping bags are made from 100% recycled materials. Available in two models, the 3 Season Earthrise 600 and the 2 Season Earthrise 400. Earthrise […]
General - Staff Review
Staff Review – Rab Microlight Summit
Rab have recently celebrated the 10 year anniversary of their famous Microlight jacket range and to coincide with this they have released the new Microlight Summit Jacket. The Microlight Summit […]
New Products
New Patagonia
The Patagonia Micro Puff Hoody is Patagonia’s lightest synthetic jacket providing a true down-like feel and loft yet it will still retain its warmth even when wet. This makes it […]
New Products
New Camping Mats
We have a fantastic range of sleeping mats at Facewest, covering everything from Luxury car camping to ultralight backpacking and multi-day mountaineering missions. This Spring Thermarest and Sea To Summit […]
Pro Reviews - Staff Review
Staff Review – Rab Alpha Flash Jacket
Over the last couple of months I’ve been testing out the Rab Alpha Flash Jacket, a breathable midlayer jacket ideal for use under a shell or windproof when working hard. […]
Articles
Avalanche Safety Articles
We’ve been given a set of 4 articles on transceivers and transceiver rescues by our partners the International School of Mountaineering (ISM). They are all written by experienced IFMGA Mountain […]
New Products
New Ski Touring Equipment from Mammut
We’ve got 2 new packs and a redesigned shovel from Mammut this winter, here’s what we think of them… Spindrift 26 The new Spindrift pack is a great day pack […]
How To
How To Choose A Transceiver
Choosing your first transceiver or even replacing an old model can be a difficult decision and you can spend hours researching various different makes and models only to be left […]
New Products
New Petzl Ice Axes
Petzl have updated their technical axes this winter. Here at Facewest we will be stocking two of their new axes; the Quark and Nomic. Between them they cover the full […]