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