Finally, the wait is over, the new Southern Sandstone and the Sea Cliffs of South-East England has finally arrived and the wait has been worth it, it is a fantastic guide and a massive leap forward in production terms over the previous edition.

The guide comprehensively covers all the popular areas including Harrison’s Rocks, High Rocks and Bowles Rocks - all the crags have a superb photodiagram which clearly shows the routes and there are some great action shots both modern and historical. Also included (for those of a slightly perverse disposition) is the somewhat terrifying sea cliff climbing to be found on the chalk cliffs of the south coast - again all these routes have easy to follow topos and there are some truly inspiring / frightening action shots.