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