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