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.
Climbing to climb the 3* problem Jacko Slab, on the Jacko Boulder at Settle Earth Boulders.
Climbing the absolutely brilliant Gargoyle Flake (VS, 4c) at Bamford Edge.
Limestone pavement above Thwaite Scars near Clapham in the Yorkshire Dales.
Me climbing problem yellow 28 at Buthiers Piscine.
Trying to climb Cellar Slab 2 (V2 5c) in The Cellar area of The Roaches.
Me enjoying the snow, ice and trying out my new ski goggles on the way up Cribyn.
Me on the Via Ferrata Lamon.
La Princesita (IV) at Fataga.
Me climbing the Sentiero de Luca / Innerkofler
Climbers on the Via Ferrata Sandro Pertini
Valerie climbing problem number 1 at Rocher des Potets.
With the weather completely changed, I went back to Stanage Far Right. Here I’m climbing Steps (VB 4a).
Libby and Me on the first pitch of Oberon.
Climbing the corner of a cave on the Via Ferrata La Guagua on Gran Canaria.
Climbing the via ferrata Via Delle Trincee in the Dolomites.
Climbing The Bishop’s Move problem on Joe’s Boulder.
Me leading Happy Return at Castle Inn.
Valerie climbing Bog Standard Slab on The Sentry boulder at Burbage South Valley.
Me standing on an outcome of Castle Rock.
The Salt Cellar boulder.
Climbing Monkey Crack (VDiff) at Stanage.
Me climbing problem number 6 on the orange circuit at Buthiers Piscine.
Bouldering at the Beacon Climbing Centre
Climbing problem number 12 on the yellow circuit at Canche aux Merciers.
Climbing at Stanage Edge.
Me on the 80-metre long suspension bridge on the Murren-Gimmelwald Via Ferrata
The Jungfraubahn mountain railway and the Jungfrau in Switzerland.
Me climbing Pinnacle Ridge, Polldubh crags, Glen Nevis, Scotland
Heading up a snowy and icy ridge to the summit of Corn Du.
Me climbing The Crook on The Lamb boulder at Burbage South Valley.
Me getting some chalk while climbing the pocket-filled orange 13 problem at Roche aux Sabots.
Me climbing on Holyhead Mountain.
Climbing a corner on stemples.
Climbing the problem The Black Cross (3) on the Jacko Boulder, at Settle Earth Boulders.
Hoping the rain will stop while belaying at Stanage.
Me on the Via Ferrata Ivano Dibona in the Cristallo range of the Dolomites, Italy.
Lake Windermere from the slopes of a snowy Red Screes.
The spillway of Scar House Dam.
The Nidderdale Way running along Thrope Lane, just outside of Lofthouse.
Camping Colfosco and Sassongher in the Dolomites, Italy
Me climbing the Via Ferrata Michielli Strobel in the Dolomites.
Valerie on the bridge on the Via Ferrata Sandro Pertini in the Dolomites, Italy.
Me abseiling down a section of Fiacaill Coire an t’Sneachda.
Me on the first section of ladders on the Murren-Gimmelwald Via Ferrata.
Rime on a boulder on the summit of Glyder Fawr in Snowdonia National Park, North Wales.
The rock climbing wedding cake toppers on the chocolate marquis.
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.
Placing gear on Pillar Arete (VD*) on a hot June day at Stanage Edge.
Climbing the Via Ferrata Brigata Tridentina.
Climbing Sunshine (Font 4) at Brimham Rocks, Yorkshire.
Me bouldering on the Marsh Boulder at the RAC Boulders.
Me climbing the Klettersteig Huterlaner.
Climbers at Froggatt Edge
An old groyne on Bossington Beach.
Me climbing the Via delle Trincee.
Me climbing an unnamed 4C problem on the Wavelength Boulder in Llanberis Pass, while Katrina spots me.
A ladder on the Rotstock Via Ferrata. The Eigergletscher Station and Eiger Trail are behind and below.
Valerie climbing at Mont Aigu.
Climbing the boulder problem Big Slab Right (V0+, 5a) on a wonderfully sunny day at Higgar Tor.
Pert Bloke (V0+ 5a) is a really interesting, fun problem (I didn’t even mind the sit start).
The view down as I traversed across the Lauterbrunnen cliffs.
The River Nidd south of Dacre Banks.
Me by Rylstone Cross in the Yorkshire Dales. Copyright: Valerie Van den Hende
Me climbing the problem Willy Wonka (3b) in the Wavelength Utopia area of the Llanberis Pass.
Valerie climbing JT (V0- 4b) at Robin Hood’s Stride.