This is a gallery of a selection of my best photos of my rock climbing, hiking and via ferreta adventures.  I update it regularly with new photos, but keep a few of my favourite photos in the gallery too.

Valerie climbing JT (V0- 4b) at Robin Hood’s Stride.

The Salt Cellar boulder.

Climbing the problem The Black Cross (3) on the Jacko Boulder, at Settle Earth Boulders.

Climbing a corner on stemples.

Me climbing problem number 6 on the orange circuit at Buthiers Piscine.

The rock climbing wedding cake toppers on the chocolate marquis.

Me on the 80-metre long suspension bridge on the Murren-Gimmelwald Via Ferrata

With the weather completely changed, I went back to Stanage Far Right. Here I’m climbing Steps (VB 4a).

Me by Rylstone Cross in the Yorkshire Dales. Copyright: Valerie Van den Hende

The spillway of Scar House Dam.

Me climbing problem yellow 28 at Buthiers Piscine.

Me on the first section of ladders on the Murren-Gimmelwald Via Ferrata.

Climbing at Stanage Edge.

Me climbing the Sentiero de Luca / Innerkofler

Me leading Happy Return at Castle Inn.

Climbing the boulder problem Big Slab Right (V0+, 5a) on a wonderfully sunny day at Higgar Tor.

A ladder on the Rotstock Via Ferrata. The Eigergletscher Station and Eiger Trail are behind and below.

Me getting some chalk while climbing the pocket-filled orange 13 problem at Roche aux Sabots.

Me standing on an outcome of Castle Rock.

The Nidderdale Way running along Thrope Lane, just outside of Lofthouse.

Climbing Monkey Crack (VDiff) at Stanage.

Climbing the Via Ferrata Brigata Tridentina.

Me climbing the Via Ferrata Michielli Strobel in the Dolomites.

La Princesita (IV) at Fataga.

Me enjoying the snow, ice and trying out my new ski goggles on the way up Cribyn.

Leo climbing on The Perched Block, with Josh spotting him. If you look closely, it seems like Josh’s shadow is giving Leo a helping hand.

Rime on a boulder on the summit of Glyder Fawr in Snowdonia National Park, North Wales.

Pert Bloke (V0+ 5a) is a really interesting, fun problem (I didn’t even mind the sit start).

Placing gear on Pillar Arete (VD*) on a hot June day at Stanage Edge.

An old groyne on Bossington Beach.

Hoping the rain will stop while belaying at Stanage.

Climbing problem number 12 on the yellow circuit at Canche aux Merciers.

Me climbing on Holyhead Mountain.

The Jungfraubahn mountain railway and the Jungfrau in Switzerland.

Me climbing the Klettersteig Huterlaner.

Valerie on the bridge on the Via Ferrata Sandro Pertini in the Dolomites, Italy.

Climbing the via ferrata Via Delle Trincee in the Dolomites.

Trying to climb Cellar Slab 2 (V2 5c) in The Cellar area of The Roaches.

Me climbing the problem Willy Wonka (3b) in the Wavelength Utopia area of the Llanberis Pass.

Valerie climbing problem number 1 at Rocher des Potets.

Limestone pavement above Thwaite Scars near Clapham in the Yorkshire Dales.

Climbing the corner of a cave on the Via Ferrata La Guagua on Gran Canaria.

Climbing Sunshine (Font 4) at Brimham Rocks, Yorkshire.

Camping Colfosco and Sassongher in the Dolomites, Italy

Bouldering at the Beacon Climbing Centre

Valerie climbing at Mont Aigu.

Climbers on the Via Ferrata Sandro Pertini

Climbers at Froggatt Edge

Lake Windermere from the slopes of a snowy Red Screes.

Me climbing Pinnacle Ridge, Polldubh crags, Glen Nevis, Scotland

Me climbing an unnamed 4C problem on the Wavelength Boulder in Llanberis Pass, while Katrina spots me.

Me on the Via Ferrata Lamon.

Me abseiling down a section of Fiacaill Coire an t’Sneachda.

Me climbing the Via delle Trincee.

Me bouldering on the Marsh Boulder at the RAC Boulders.

Climbing to climb the 3* problem Jacko Slab, on the Jacko Boulder at Settle Earth Boulders.

Libby and Me on the first pitch of Oberon.

The view down as I traversed across the Lauterbrunnen cliffs.

Climbing The Bishop’s Move problem on Joe’s Boulder.

The River Nidd south of Dacre Banks.

Climbing the absolutely brilliant Gargoyle Flake (VS, 4c) at Bamford Edge.

Valerie climbing Bog Standard Slab on The Sentry boulder at Burbage South Valley.

Me climbing The Crook on The Lamb boulder at Burbage South Valley.

Heading up a snowy and icy ridge to the summit of Corn Du.

Me on the Via Ferrata Ivano Dibona in the Cristallo range of the Dolomites, Italy.