Meet the team
Noël Poels
owner
The man who started it all, way back in 2004. Made sure Aap Climbing grew along with the climbing industry, taking it to places we could not have ever imagined. As the owner of both Aap and GRIP boulderhal, he has created the ideal playground for his unique perspective on holds, volumes and route setting. O, and he likes heavy metal and blue cheese salad.
Emile Naus
sales manager
The visionary and storyteller of Aap. Emile has a deep knowledge of the world of climbing holds which he will gladly share with all our customers. He spends most of his days at Aap HQ or in the boulder gym, but somehow he also finds the time to write novels, play guitar and go outside to infect his daughters with the rockclimbing virus.
