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