Useful Sites & Information
Other Web Sites and Local Info.
Forthcoming Events
- Adults Only Social Group. Wednesday mornings; just £15 per session. Equipment included. Next Session September 11th, 9am
- Voluntary Help (see below) with the Sandstone Volunteers Group. Please have a look at the Sandstone Volunteers Group website for more information http://www.sandstonevolunteers.nildram.co.uk/ or feel free to contact Graham Adcock who is the main man in this organisation. Any help warmly welcomed in the upkeep of The Rocks.
Climbing Tips
Somewhere to Stay
- Forgewood Camping. Just a 10 minute drive from us, this local campsite comes highly recommended by our clients where you can enjoy your stay with your own camp fire. They have also have a gorgeous barn conversion where you can enjoy a fine breakfast, delicious lunch or mouth watering dinner with locally sourced produce at good prices.
- Looking for a cool camping yurt holiday experience in the UK? http://uk-yurt-holidays.co.uk/
Yurt Holidays offer posh camping in luxury eco-friendly yurts in the heart of Kent, the Garden of England. Our yurts are in a unique location surrounded by the stunning Yalding Organic Gardens. Light your own camp fire or relax by exploring 18 beautiful organic gardens set in five acres of Kent countryside.
- Whether for a team day or a smaller group, we can get preferential rates at the TheCrownGroombridge.co.uk:
"The Crown Inn is one of the oldest pubs in Britain, frequented in the eighteenth century by the infamous 'Groombridge Smuggling Gang', who would meet in the wooden-beamed bar to plan their devious activities!"
Artwork
- www.jimcurran.co.uk.
Jim Currans artwork is featured on this site (click here).
Gear
- For Specialist Sandstone Climbing Equipment - www.rockclimbingstore.co.uk
- Or you can hire equipment here:-
Outdoorhire is your first stop for all your clothing and equipment needs. Visit our website to appreciate the full range of kit we hire. Call or e-mail us to discuss your specific needs - www.outdoorhire.co.uk | sales@outdoorhire.co.uk 07583 611 432
Climbing Sites
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Climbapedia is a free-to-use resource of crag information (including bouldering and Via Feratta), using interactive map software to allow you to plan your rock climbing trip with ease.
- Nuts4Climbing are affiliated with the White Spder Climbing Wall in Surbiton; has 2,000 m2 of walls with hand sculpted unique features including slabs, cracks, roofs, and an impressive overhang:
- Over 100 rope lines across five separate lead and top rope walls, with routes up to 13m long
- Currently set with over 250 routes covering grades 3 to 8a, and building to over 300 routes
- Three dedicated bouldering walls, covering 600 m2 and grades V0- to V12
- And a separate Spider’s Castle for the kids
- www.ukclimbing.com.
Catch up with what's happening in the climbing world with forums, articles, photo's and loads more up to date information. - www.thebmc.co.uk.
The BMC (British Mountaineering Council) is the representative body that exists to protect the freedoms and promote the interests of climbers, hillwalkers and mountaineers, including ski-mountaineers. - www.climbers-club.co.uk
- http://www.sandstonevolunteers.nildram.co.uk/
The Sandstone Vounteer Group Website; have a look at the preservation work that goes on behind the scenes; you too could have some input on what happens at The Rocks, and be a part of it. - http://www.thetwmc.co.uk/
The Tunbridge Wells Mountaineering Club
Other Activities of Interest
- Looking for a team building activity for the office? We have an amazing day lined up for you which will meet your corporate objectives - www.nuts4corporate.com
Books
Books by Jim Curran (on Amazon.co.uk)
- K2: The Story of the Savage Mountain (Paperback)
- High Achiever: The Life and Climbs of Chris Bonington (Paperback) by Reinhold Messner (Foreword), Jim Curran (Author)
- Suspended Sentences (Hardcover)
