Distance: 61.22 miles / 98.52km Elevation: 12,258 ft / 3736 meters Time: 17:45:59 On Saturday 27th April I took part in the 60th year anniversary of The Fellsman, a 61 mile ultra with 11,000ft of elevation which is organised by the Keighley Scout Service Network. The start line is in Ingleton and finishes in Threshfield, a small village that neighbours Grassington. The route right from the start takes you up Ingleborough and as you continue throughout the race, you summit Whernside, Gragareth, Great Coum, Blea Moor, Great Knoutberry Hill, Dodd Fell, Buckden Pike and Great Whernside, with a nu ..read more

Spring has finally sprung and warmer weather campers have started to emerge from hibernation (myself included). After months of planning adventures and getting giddy about heading into the hills, I feel I’m finally ready to pack the bag up and head out. To add to the buzz of planning camping trips for the year, Nemo products have landed at our store and are proving to be a real asset to your camping kit, and I have compiled a few reasons why. First of all, Nemo is an outdoor specialist brand that designs innovative products such as tents, sleeping pads, sleeping bags and camping accessories a ..read more

Me at the finish of the Lakeland 50 Ultra 2022 – Photo by Olivia Crankshaw The Kamleika jacket is a waterproof running jacket produced by the brand OMM, a brand embedded in the mountain running and orienteering industry that provides top quality kit to keep you safe and protected from all types of mountain weather. For those interested in stats, this jacket has a hydrostatic head of 20,000mm and a breathability of 20,000g/m2, allowing it to keep the water out but also stops you from overheating and feeling clammy. It’s 4-way stretch nylon fabric allows the jacket to move with you and offers a ..read more

I recently went on a group trip to the Tien Shan mountains in Kyrgyzstan organised by Alpine Guides. Had an amazing time with a great bunch of people, half of whom I didn’t know, in a part of the world that I’d never been to. The snow was excellent, the terrain was really fun and the guiding top notch (both Al of Alpine Guides and our in county guides Nikolai, Denis and Artur). Combine that with a different culture and great food and you have a memorable trip. The day tours all followed a similar pattern. A 1000 to 1300m climb with the guides breaking trail the whole way, then some lunch and ..read more

With a winter climbing itch to scratch and some very cold temperatures forecast in the Cairngorms Myself and two of my regular climbing partners Lukasz & Martin headed up to Aviemore for 3 days. Staying in Boat of Garten meant that the Ski center carpark was just half an hours drive so we spent every day in the Northern Corries. Day 1. Andromeda IV 4. Day 1 and we thought it best to avoid potential crowds in Coire an t-Sneachda and headed in to the relatively quieter Cairn Lochain. A couple of groups ahead of us luckily all had different objectives so we had Andromeda to ourselves. A rela ..read more

We have teamed up with Black Diamond to offer one keen backcountry skier a Black Diamond Recon X Avalanche transceiver. All you have to do is read our guide to avalanche rescue procedure & transceiver searching written by British Mountain Guide Terry Ralphs and answer the question below correctly. Read Our Avalanche Rescue Procedure Article: Read Now Loading… Black Diamond Recon X Beacon The Black Diamond Recon X is an update to Black Diamond’s transceiver range. It has all the features of the Recon BT transceiver but with additional interference protection in both SEARCH and SEND modes ..read more

Sunday 3rd December 2023 After both mine and Andy’s plans fell through for the weekend, we found ourselves with a free Sunday, which we decided to fill with a snowy 24 mile run around the Yorkshire 3 Peaks. At 8:30 we started our watches and headed up onto Pen-Y-Ghent. The sky was grey and the temperature was around 2 degrees, but the wind was still which made it very enjoyable, perfect winter running conditions. It came to my surprise that given condition underfoot, we made it from the car to the top of Pen-Y-Ghent in 45 minutes which I was chuffed with. As anticipated we had no views at the ..read more

Traditionally Crampons have been separated into 3 categories: C1 or ‘strap’ crampons go with B1 boots. They require no special features on the boot thanks to their flexible strap attachment and a flexible middle bar means that they will flex slightly with your boot. A C1 / B1 set up is suitable for winter walking and glacier travel but when you start getting into steeper terrain then a stiffer boot / crampon combo is required. C2 crampons feature a rear clamp that will fit a B2 boot’s specially designed rear welt. They provide a more secure fit and stiffer base which is helpful in steeper mor ..read more

Win a Winter skills day with the Lake District Fell Top Assessors and La Sportiva. To celebrate the launch of La Sportiva’s Alpine Tech range of technical mountaineering clothing we’ve teamed up with La Sportiva and the Lake District Fell Top Assessors to offer one lucky competition winner a place on the Fell Top Assessors Winter Skills course and a La Sportiva Lucendro Thermal Hoody. To be in with a chance to win read on and answer the question below. La Sportiva’s new Alpine Tech range of technical mountaineering clothing is exclusive in the UK to facewest.co.uk. The Alpine Tech range is bo ..read more

The New Mountain Equipment Makalu Jacket is Mountain Equipment’s first venture into Gore’s new PFC-Free GORE-TEX ePE. This new waterproof / breathable membrane is made from expanded Polyethylene instead of the polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) used in all other GORE-TEX products. PTFEs are now understood to pose a range of environmental concerns and with the EU planning a ban on their use in the next couple of years Gore have rightly decided to move away from their use. The Makalu follow’s Mountain Equipment’s standard mountain jacket formula; make it tough, give it plenty of pockets and try not ..read more