16 May 2024
Anak Verhoeven redpoints La Planta de Shiva (9b)
Anak Verhoeven reports on Instagram that she has completed La Planta de Shiva (9b) in Villanueva del Rosario. Adam Ondra made the FA back in 2011 of the overhanging 45m line, and in 2017, Angy Eiter did the FFA.
Verhoeven is statistically speaking one of the most successful female Lead competition climbers. She made finals, at the World Cup, 36 times in a row, and the podium on 19 occasions, but in 2019 she stopped competing due to injuries. In 2021, she made a full recoverey but decided to focus solely on rock climbing. During her active comp years, she did a dozen routes 8c+ to 9a+, and post-competing the 27-year-old has added another dozen routes graded 9a to 9b to her tally.
Verhoeven is statistically speaking one of the most successful female Lead competition climbers. She made finals, at the World Cup, 36 times in a row, and the podium on 19 occasions, but in 2019 she stopped competing due to injuries. In 2021, she made a full recoverey but decided to focus solely on rock climbing. During her active comp years, she did a dozen routes 8c+ to 9a+, and post-competing the 27-year-old has added another dozen routes graded 9a to 9b to her tally.
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