Anak Verhoeven

Trip Report The First Female Ascent of Rainshadow, 9a

I was in Kendal, staying with Neil Gresham, his wife and their children. We had just presented a film at Kendal Mountain Festival and I was spending a few more days in the beautiful Lake District before going back home. I had obviously heard of...

6 13 Aug

News 24-Hour Lake District 8s Challenge Completed by Neil Gresham and Anak Verhoeven

Neil Gresham recently teamed up with Belgian 9b-climber Anak Verhoeven to complete a 'Lakeland 8s' project in sub-24 hours, climbing a V8 boulder, an 8a sport route, a D8 dry-tool line, an E8 trad route and eight...

21 8 Jul, 2024

News La Planta de Shiva 9b by Anak Verhoeven - Twice!

Belgian climber Anak Verhoeven has climbed her first 9b - twice - with ascents of La Planta de Shiva at Villanueva del Rosario, Spain, becoming the fourth woman to climb the grade. A few days after her successful redpoint, Verhoeven...

2 22 May, 2024