The Sama climbing harness from Petzl comes in 5 sizes with varying geometry to get the best fit for the user. It is comfortable, lightweight and suitable for all types of mountaineering (rock climbing, glacier, via ferrata, etc)
Was £50 Now only £30
Read the full spec here
http://www.facewest.co.uk/pp/petzl/sama.htm

The accoldaes for Movement skis keep rolling in. Following amazing reviews for the Thunder and Flame Pro last season now the Movement Gladiator has won the testers choice award from Skieur Magazine during their 06/07 ski tests.
These skis are aimed at the expert powder skier who wants to ride fast in the powder. They are […]

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 season normally kicks off first in Tiffindell resort, South Africa, and that resort has had a lot of early snow, but has not announced its opening […]

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 companion cup it has a 1.5 litre cooking pot. The new cooking pot, like the companion cup, features an integral flux ring which means a […]

Following a revamp of our headlamps, we thought that we should get stuck into batteries as well. Following an afternoon of extensive research I have written the How to Choose the right batteries guide. which applies to any battery powered device not just headlamps. With this new information Facewest has added a selection of Alkaline, […]

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 or anything.
The article can also be seen on the Facewest website - How to choose the right batteries
Once you have choosen your new headlamp, which […]

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 the X3HR battery kit. All can be found on Suunto Accessories.

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 but us snow sliders love it. The skies have cleared and Mt Ruapehu looks awesome in a new coat of white. As […]

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 beam. 4H burn time
ON SALE WAS […]

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 rounder and a good choice […]