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