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.

The River Nidd south of Dacre Banks.

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

La Princesita (IV) at Fataga.

The rock climbing wedding cake toppers on the chocolate marquis.

Me climbing the Klettersteig Huterlaner.

Me climbing on Holyhead Mountain.

Valerie climbing at Mont Aigu.

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

The view down as I traversed across the Lauterbrunnen cliffs.

Me leading Happy Return at Castle Inn.

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 spillway of Scar House Dam.

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

Climbers at Froggatt Edge

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

Bouldering at the Beacon Climbing Centre

Me bouldering on the Marsh Boulder at the RAC Boulders.

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

Climbing the Via Ferrata Brigata Tridentina.

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

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

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

Me on the Via Ferrata Lamon.

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

Me climbing the Via Ferrata Michielli Strobel in the Dolomites.

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

Me climbing the Via delle Trincee.

Me climbing the Sentiero de Luca / Innerkofler

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

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

Climbers on the Via Ferrata Sandro Pertini

Hoping the rain will stop while belaying at Stanage.

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

Valerie climbing problem number 1 at Rocher des Potets.

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

Camping Colfosco and Sassongher in the Dolomites, Italy

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

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

Lake Windermere from the slopes of a snowy Red Screes.

The Salt Cellar boulder.

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.

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

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

An old groyne on Bossington Beach.

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

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

The Jungfraubahn mountain railway and the Jungfrau in Switzerland.

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

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

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

Me standing on an outcome of Castle Rock.

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

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

Climbing a corner on stemples.

Me climbing problem yellow 28 at Buthiers Piscine.

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

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

Climbing Monkey Crack (VDiff) at Stanage.

Climbing at Stanage Edge.

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

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

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