We sell 2 brands of climbing skin – Coll Tex and Black Diamond. From those brands we have chosen the skin that suits just about every ski tourer which is […]
General
New BCA Tracker 2 Software
There is a new version 4 software for the Tracker 2. The new software addresses an issue over the T2 entering programming mode during use. So far the problem has […]
General
Clothing Winter 2011/2012
I Can’t believe it’s got to the 13th day of the new year without a blog post, happy new year everyone! We have been very busy looking at the clothing […]
Reviews
The Facewest Midweight Softshell Test – Rab Baltoro Alpine
This is the 4th review in the Midweight Softshell Review Series. The Rab Baltoro Alpine is another jacket using the Polartec Powershield Fabric, this time the Lite version. However that’s […]
General
Piste Hors Avalanche Article
Very interesting article about avalanches, risk assessments and inflating safety back packs on Piste Hors. Well worth a read. Avalanche airbags, training and risk homeostasis
General
Lakes Winter Climbing – 05/12/10
A couple of weeks ago, myself and Graham from Facewest west took advantage of the ‘big freeze’ and made our way over to the Lakes for some winter climbing. I’m […]
New Products
Facewest get CAMP
We have added Italian hardware brand CAMP to the website. Much of what they produce is very similar to Petzl or BD so we already have that covered but what […]
Reviews
The Facewest Midweight Softshell Test – Arcteryx Gamma MX Hoody
This is the third review in the Midweight softshell series. The Arcteryx Gamma MX Hoody is the most protective jacket in this test. Made entirely from Polartec Powershield (rather than […]