Having a tidy up of the site, we have moved this mini review from the product page onto the blog. 3 years old now but the Liskamm pant is still […]
General
Black Diamond Staff Training
Last week Fran and I had a day down in the Peak District with Neil Gresham and the guys from First Ascent trying out some of Black Diamond‘s climbing range. […]
General - Reviews
Transceiver testing
Having just retested the Ortovox 3+ avalanche transceiver and also taken part in a short transceiver practise session at Glenmore Lodge using the BCA Tracker. I got to thinking about […]
Reviews
Ortovox 3+ Avalanche Transceiver Again
I have had a chance to do some re testing of the Ortovox 3+ and talk to a couple of people about my findings. In my original report, which was […]
New Products - Reviews
Vibram Five Fingers – NEW
To complement our off road running footwear and expand our interest in Natural Running we have added two models of Vibram Five Fingers or VFF to the site. The KSO […]
New Products
Ron Hill Clothing
We have added Ron Hill as a new clothing brand at Facewest. We are trying to offer more trail/fell running and adventure race products to you but noticed that although […]
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inov-8 Running Philosophy
inov-8 have published a booklet of information titled ‘Making The Transition to Natural Running’. The booklet can be downloaded as a PDF here. http://www.inov-8.com/transition/ The claims made in the booklet […]
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Natural Running
This time last year we started to sell footwear at Facewest. We only sell off road running shoes and rock boots, so pretty specialist, but obviously plenty of our customers […]
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Proper Cow Bell
Nothing like a ski mountaineering race to bring out very passionate supporters and the best cow bells. Here’s the best one I saw at the Pierra Menta.