NEWS INDEX



15.10.2023 The Southern Sandstone Open Meeting - Open Meeting





28.03.2023 Summer Season - Season

30.10.2022 Winter Returns - Season


05.05.2022 Eridge Rocks Update - May 2022 - Eridge Rocks







12.01.2022 Southern Sandstone Round-Up 2021 - UKC - News






10.06.2021 State of the Art - Southern Sandstone - Climber Magazine Article





02.04.2021 Access Updates - Easter Weekend 2021 - COVID Access Update


28.03.2021 29th March 2021 - Important Information - COVID Guidelines


10.01.2021 2020 South East Round Up - UKC - Article

04.12.2020 Winter Season - Access



14.10.2020 Harrison's Campsite Closure and Winter Carpark Times - Harrison's Campsite - Carpark Times

06/10/2020 The Second Generation - Rare Ascent - High Rocks - Climb


17/09/2020 Bowles Rocks - All Day Weekend Climbing 19.09.2020 - Bowles Rocks - Access

10/09/2020 New Routes and Boulder Problems - Guidelines - New Routes - Guidelines

14/08/2020 High Rocks - Access Update 12.08.2020 - High Rocks Access

13/08/2020 Fire at Harrison's Rocks - 12.08.2020 - Harrison's Rocks


16/07/2020 Temporary Suspension of Climbing at Eridge - Eridge Rocks - Access - COVID-19

14/07/2020 British Mountaineering Council - BMC Page

03/07/2020 Protect Eridge - Eridge Rocks - Erosion - COVID-19

25/06/2020 Important Access Information - Bassett's Farm Rocks - Bassett's Farm - COVID-19 - Access

19/06/2020 Tools - Get a Guide! - Rockfax - UKC Supporter

16/06/2020 Harrison's Rocks - Busiest Day on Record? - 14.06.2020 - Harrison's Rocks - COVID-19

11/06/2020 Facebook Live Video with Adrian Paisey - BMC - Facebook Live

11/06/2020 Southern Sandstone Top Roping - BMC Video - BMC Video - Video

11/06/2020 Evening Climbing Only - Bowles Rocks - 12.06.2020 - COVID 19 - Bowles Rock


03/06/2020 Southern Sandstone Bouldering - BMC Video - Video

31/05/2020 Harrison's Rocks - BMC Filming - 1st June 2020 - BMC Filming - Harrison's Rocks

26/05/2020 Harrison's Rocks Carpark Update - 26th May 2020 - COVID 19

22/05/2020 Bank Holiday Weekend 23rd, 24th, 25th May 2020 - COVID-19 Update - COVID-19

12/05/2020 Covid-19 Update - 13th May 2020 - COVID-19

11/05/2020 Covid-19 Update - 11th May 2020 - COVID-19

08/05/2020 BMC Launches Covid-19 proposed recovery plan for climbing and hill walking - COVID-19

01/04/2020 Harrison's Rocks Climbing Restrictions (1st Tuesday of the Month - 9:00 to 13:00) - April Fool

23/03/2020 COVID-19 - Southern Sandstone - Update - COVID-19

19/03/2020 Harrisons Rocks Campsite - Closed (Covid-19) - Harrison's Rocks - Camping - COVID-19

25/02/2020 Volunteers Needed for Clearance Work at Stone Farm Rocks 14th & 15th March - Volunteering - Stone Farm

07/02/2020 UKC - 2019 South East Roundup by Tom Gore - Article - UKC

03/01/2020 Volunteers Needed - Southern Sandstone BMC Clearance Weekend - 18th & 19th  January 2020 - Volunteering - Harrison's Rocks

21/12/2019 The Future of the Open Meetings - Open Meeting - News

22/11/2019 Chimera Canterbury to Open on 29th November 2019 at 6pm - Climbing Wall - News

21/10/2019 Bowles Rocks - Public Access Under Threat - Bowles - News - Access

12/10/2019 Southern Sandstone Open Meeting - Sunday 20th October 2019 - Open Meeting

30/09/2019 Eridge Rocks - Update 2019 - New Climbing Restrictions - Eridge Rocks - Access

19/09/2019 Stone Farm - Update 2019 - Stone Farm - News

13/09/2019 Stone Farm - Area Closure 15.09.2019 - Stone Farm - Access

05/09/2019 ITV Report on Southern Sandstone - News

02/09/2019 Volume 1 - A New Bouldering Centre in West Sussex - News

25/07/2019 Bowles - Temporary Closure - News

15/07/2019 Air Ambulance - Kent Surrey Sussex - Harrison's Rocks

01/07/2019 Harrison's Rocks - Bolting Project 2019 / 2020 - Stage 4 - Harrison's Rocks Bolts

07/06/2019 Harrison's Rocks - Bolting Project 2019 / 2020 - Stage 3 - Harrison's Rocks - Bolts

05/06/2019 Fallen Tree Removed at Harrison's Rocks - News

28/05/2019 Harrison's Rocks - Bolting Project 2019 / 2020 - Stage 2 - Harrison's Rocks - Bolts

23/05/2019 Rockfax App - New Subscription Service - iOS and Android - News

22/05/2019 Unclimbed Wall - Harrison's Rocks - Hold Break - Harrison's Rocks - News

20/05/2019 Happy Valley Bolts - Update - Happy Valley - Bolts

13/05/2019 Southern Sandstone Open Meeting - Sunday 19th May 2019 - Meeting

25/04/2019 Harrison's Rocks - Bolting Project 2019 / 2020 - Stage 1 - Harrison's Rocks - Bolts

02/04/2019 Social Media - #southernsandstoneclimbs - Social Media

22/03/2019 Stage 5 Clearance Work - Birch Tree Wall - Right - Harrison's Rocks - Volunteering - Clearance Work

13/03/2019 Clearance Work - Birch Tree Wall - Harrison's Rocks - Volunteering - Clearance Work

04/03/2019 Harrison's Car Park - Nightly Closures - News

25/02/2019 Tom Chapman - on - Southern Sandstone - Article

16/02/2019 Clearance Work - Wanderfall - Harrison's Rocks - Volunteering - Clearance Work

08/02/2019 New Bouldering Wall Opening in Canterbury - Chimera Climbing - News

04/02/2019 New Bouldering Wall Opening in Maidstone - News

18/01/2019 Tom Gore's - South East Sandstone Round Up 2018 - UKC - Article

10/01/2019  Now For Something Totally Boring but Important - Cleaning - Toothbrushes - Cleaning - Chalk - Conservation

03/01/2019  Isolated Buttress - The Full LMG Report - Isolated Buttress - Harrison's Rocks - News

05/12/2018  The BMC Harrison's Rocks Work Weekend - 2018 - Volunteering - BMC

30/10/2018  Harrison's Rocks - Volunteers Needed - 10th & 11th November 2018 - Volunteering - BMC

22/10/2018  Harrison's Rocks Car Park Closed - Harrison's Rocks - News

10/10/2018  Isolated Buttress - LMG Decision - Isolated Buttress - Harrison's Rocks - News

24/09/2018  Special Isolated Buttress Bridge Meeting - 7th October 2018 - Isolated Buttress - Harrison's Rocks - News

01/09/2018  High Rocks - Climbing Suspension Update: August 2018 - High Rocks - News

22/06/2018  High Rocks Suspends Climbing - High Rocks - News

21/06/2018  New Routes Report - Spring 2018 - Article - New Routes

07/06/2018  What's Going On At Eridge? - Eridge - News

04/06/2018  Isolated Buttress - June 2018 - Update - Isolated Buttress - Harrison's Rocks - News

29/05/2018  Lampool Farm Rocks - Article

23/05/2018  Bolts - New Page

15/05/2018  Southern Sandstone Open Meeting - Sunday 20th May 2018 - Meeting

30/04/2018  Happy Valley Bolts - Important Information - Happy Valley - News

29/03/2018  Climbing Areas Page - Major Refresh! - Website Development

20/03/2018  Sneak Peeks -  Sandstone Venues on Facebook

26/02/2018  Clearance Work - Crucifix Wall - Harrison's Rocks - News

15/02/2018  New SSC Guidebook Info Page - See Whats's New! - New SSC Guidebook Page Info

01/02/2018  First Ascent - Narrenturn f7b+ - Eridge Rocks - First Ascent - Video

19/01/2018  Respect the Rock - Groups on Southern Sandstone - Information - Code of Practice

05/01/2018  Isolated Buttress - The Decision - Harrison's Rocks - News

05/01/2018  South East Round-up 2017 by Tom Gore - UKC News - UKC News

21/12/2017  Southern Sandstone Climbs 2017 - Merry Christmas Message

15/11/2017  Harrison's Rocks - Winter Conservation Work Weekend 2017 - Volunteering

01/11/2017  Sandstone Volunteers' Group - Winter Conservation Work - 11th & 12th November 2017 - Volunteering

18/10/2017  Harrison's Camping At Risk - Harrison's Rocks - News

12/10/2017  Isolated Buttress - October 2017 Update - Isolated Buttress - Harrison's Rocks - News

28/09/2017  Harrison's Rocks: BMC Debating Bridge Access - Isolated Buttress - Harrison's Rocks - News

26/09/2017  Southern Sandstone Open Meeting - Sunday 8th October 2017 - Meeting

12/09/2017  UKC Logbooks Updated - News

25/08/2017  Pre-Order Sale Now Available - Southern Sandstone Climbs Rockfax Guidebook - News

10/08/2017  Views Needed - Access to Isolated Buttress - Isolated Buttress - Harrison's Rocks - News

11/07/2017  Harrison's Hardest Route - Pollet Virtus - Harrison's Rocks - News

03/07/2017  New Revised Sandstone Code of Practice - News

16/06/2017  Southern Sandstone Climbs - Rockfax Guidebook - News

15/05/2017  Sandstone Open Meeting - Sunday 21st May 2017 - Meeting

24/04/2017  New Routes - Article

10/04/2017  Southern Sandstone Crag Update - April 2017 - News

01/04/2017  Harrison's Rocks - New Woodland Management Plans Unveiled - Article

09/03/2017   Rockfax Guidebook Announcement - News

23/02/2017   Climb - Rockfax 2017 - Image

16/02/2017   1... - Image

10/02/2017   2... - Image

03/02/2017   3... - Image

01/02/2017   Climb & Yoga  Day Retreat at Bowles Rocks - News

19/01/2017   Evolution Climbing Centre to Close - News

12/01/2017   Video - Harrison's and Toad Rocks Freerunners - Video

04/01/2016   2016 South-East Round-Up by Tom Gore - Article

18/12/2016   SVG Weekend 26th & 27th of November 2016 - Volunteering

07/11/2016    Access to Isolated Buttress Update - November 2016 - Isolated Buttress - Harrison's Rocks - News

03/11/2016    Volunteers Weekend: Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th November 2016 - Volunteering

20/10/2016    Toothbrushes and Bouldering Brushes to be Banned on Sandstone! - News

17/09/2016    Sandstone Open Meeting - Sunday 23rd October 2016 - Meeting

16/09/2016    Bolt Testing 2016 - Information

24/08/2016    BMC consultation on their recent rebranding announcement - News

10/08/2016    High Rocks - Rules and Entrance Fees - 2016 (August 2016 - Update) - Information

25/07/2016    BMC Changing their name to 'Climb Britain' - News

12/07/2016    Harrison's Camping - Pay By Phone Service - Information

01/07/2016    We Are 3... - News

24/06/2016    Karma Climbing is now Chimera Climbing - News

07/06/2016    BBQ Bad Boys and the Need for New Signage?  - Stone Farm

26/05/2016    Bowles Photo Competition - Win a GoPro - Competition

21/05/2016    UKC Readership Survey 2016 - Competition

16/05/2016    How to set up ropes on Southern Sandstone without causing erosion - Information

13/05/2016    Sandstone Open Meeting - May 2016 - Meeting

11/05/2016    Bouldering at High Rocks - Currently Banned! - News

04/05/2016    Spring has Arrived! - Image

25/04/2016    Road Closure - Eridge Road 26th April - 17th May 2016 - News

21/04/2016    Vandalism at Harrison's Rocks - News

15/04/2016    Eridge Green Rocks - Bolts, Graffiti, Weed, Trees and Dog Faeces - News

14/03/2016    Sandstone - Spring 2016 Update - News

07/03/2016    New SSC Pages - 2016 - News

15/02/2016    Eridge Rocks Makeover - Sussex Wildlife Trust - News

15/01/2016    South East Round-Up 2015  - Article

19/12/2015    Harrison’s Rocks – Isolated Buttress Update - Isolated Buttress - Harrison’s

23/10/2015    BMC London & South East Area Meeting   -  Meeting

16/10/2015    Sandstone Volunteering Weekend -7th & 8th November 2015 - Volunteering

12/10/2015    The next Sandstone Open Meeting – Sunday 18th October 2015 - Meeting

09/09/2015    Bouldering at Bowles & High Rocks with Louis Parkinson - Video

07/08/2015    Harrison’s Car Park & Camping Fees  - Harrison’s

06/08/2015    Secluded Sandstone – UKC Article by Tom Gore - Article

17/07/2015    Karma Climbing Centre -  Article

13/07/2015     BMC TV – Part Four: How to access southern sandstone Pinnacles - Video

26/06/2015     BMC TV- How to Rig Routes on Southern Sandstone - Video

14/06/2015     High Rocks – Rules & Entrance Fees – 2015/2016 - High Rocks

04/06/2015     High Rocks Access 2015 - High Rocks

28/05/2015     Sandstone Night Climbing Photography – Photos by Neal Grundy - Article

26/05/2015     Access Issue - Protecting Isolated Buttress - Harrison's Rocks - Isolated Buttress - Harrison’s

03/05/2015     Chalk on Sandstone - The Eco Ball - Article

30/04/2015    Harrison's Campsite - NOW OPEN - Harrison’s

28/04/2015    BMC TV - ‬Part Two: Essential Gear for Southern Sandstone Climbing- Video

22/04/2015    BMC TV - ‬Part one: How to look after Southern Sandstone  - Video

17/04/2015    Facilities are now open at Harrison's (Campsite opening soon) - Harrison’s

01/04/2015    High Rocks to Reinstate Advertisement Board - Article

27/03/2015    Birchden Wood - Harrisons Rocks Facilities Update - Harrison’s

26/03/2015    Solution for Isolated Buttress - Harrison's Rocks - Isolated Buttress - Harrison’s

04/03/2015    Work Programme for Harrison's/Birchden Wood Car Park - March 2015 - Harrison’s

02/03/2015    Holly tree moving above Giant's Staircase at Harrison's Rocks - Harrison’s

12/01/2015    Temporary closure of Harrison's Rocks car park – January 2015 - Harrison’s

10/01/2015    Tunbridge Wells Climbing Wall due to open in Summer 2015 -  Article

23/12/2014    Harrison's Car Park December Update - Harrison’s

16/12/2014    Southern Sandstone Round-up by Tom Gore on UKC - Article

03/12/2014    Thank you to all the volunteers - SVG weekend – Nov 2014 - Volunteering

21/11/2014    SVG Volunteers Needed for Harrison's Rocks - Volunteering

29/10/2014    Harrison's Rocks Car Park & Facilities Decision - Harrison’s

26/10/2014    Isolated Buttress Access - Isolated Buttress - Harrison’s

16/10/2014    Southern Sandstone Rope Protector -Article

14/10/2014    Zip Line at Harrison's - Harrison’s

29/09/2014    Volunteers Needed at Harrison's Rocks 29th and 30th November -  Harrison’s

26/09/2014    Ruffwear Singletrak Pack Low-Profile Hydration Review - Review

24/09/2014    Unstable block at Isolated Buttress Harrison’s Rocks - Do not use - - Isolated Buttress -Harrison’s

16/09/2014    Serious Access Concerns at High Rocks - High Rocks

05/09/2014    Harrison's Rocks / Birchden Woods New Parking Charges - Harrison’s

11/08/2014    Bolt failure at Harrison's Rocks - Harrison’s

04/08/2014    Sandstone  - Article

31/07/2014    Salamander Slab Tree - Bowles - Bowles Rocks

15/07/2014    Sandstone Open Meeting - October 2014 - Meeting

01/07/2014    Fire at Harrison's Rocks -  Harrison’s

26/06/2014    A very brief history - Bowles -  Bowles Rocks

10/06/2014    SSC Updates - News

06/06/2014    Bowles Summer Festival - Bowles Rocks

14/05/2014    Sandstone Conservation and Clearing Work Update - Article

06/05/2014    Sandstone Open Meeting - Sunday 18th May 2014 - Meeting

24/04/2014    Bowles Outdoor Charity Celebrate their 50th Anniversary - Bowles Rocks

14/04/2014    Harrison's Rocks Toilets and Campsite Now Open - Harrison’s

09/04/2014    BMC Area Meeting for London & South East - Meeting

08/04/2014    Going Social - News

20/03/2014    Path near Fandango at Eridge is slipping away - Eridge

18/03/2014    Update - Harrison's facilities to open in March 2014 - Harrison’s

18/03/2014    A busy March weekend at Bowles Rocks - Bowles Rocks

13/03/2014    Stone Farm - Ground Work Update - Stone Farm

06/03/2014    Bulls Hollow SVG - 22nd February 2014 - Volunteering

04/03/2014    The Outdoor Adventure & Travel Show Review (Feb 2014) - Review

18/02/2014    Volunteers Needed for Bull's Hollow (Saturday 22nd February 2014) - Volunteering

03/02/2014    High Rocks Volunteer Day - 1st February 2014 - Report - Volunteering

24/01/2014    High Rocks Annexe now on new 'Climbing Areas' Page - News

23/01/2014    High Rocks Work Confirmed - Volunteers Needed for 1st February 2014 - Volunteering

18/01/2014    South East BMC Meeting 18.1.2014 - Report - Meeting

17/01/2014    South East BMC Event - Saturday 18th January 2014 - Meeting

12/01/2014    Harrison's Refurbishment Update - Men At Work - Harrison’s

08/01/2014    High Rocks - 1st February 2014 - Clearance Work - Volunteering

03/01/2014    Harrison's Rocks - Tree Fall - Harrison’s

18/12/2013    Withyham Parish Council Involvement with Harrison's Facilities - Harrison’s

12/12/2013    Submit your idea for Harrison's Facilities - Harrison’s

02/12/2013    A big turn out for Harrison's Rocks volunteer weekend (Dec 2013) - Volunteering

27/11/2013    This Weekend - Help Is Needed! - Volunteering

13/11/2013    Latest News - Harrison's Toilet Block to be Refurbished -  Harrison’s

21/10/2013    Petition for Harrison's Rocks toilet block and campsite - Harrison’s

09/10/2013    Volunteers Needed for Harrison's Rocks - Volunteering

07/10/2013    Open Meeting Report - Sunday 6th October 2013 - Meeting

24/09/2013    Sandstone Open Meeting - Sunday 6th October 2013 - Meeting

21/08/2013    Stone Farm - Area Issue (UPDATED) - Stone Farm

19/08/2013    Slacklining and Southern Sandstone - News

12/08/2013    No BBQ's at the Sandstone Crags  - News

31/07/2013    Chimaera Solo UK 7a  - High Rocks

09/07/2013    Closure of Harrison's Campsite and Toilet Facilities  - Harrison’s

05/07/2013    Loose bolt above Sashcord Crack at Harrison's  - Harrison’s

04/07/2013    Sandstone Open Meeting Update 2013  - Meeting

17/06/2013    The new Southern Sandstone Climbs Facebook Page  - News

04/06/2013    UKC Article on Avoiding Erosion on Southern Sandstone by Emma Harrington - Article