チェルシー・ルーズさんのインスタグラム写真 - (チェルシー・ルーズInstagram)「I was scared to come out and say it. Probably because I’ve made claims before that I was going to go back. I did mean it, I wanted to go back, but when push came to shove I backed out. In an attempt at letting you all get to know me more, and for me to get to know you, I’ve decided that I’ve got to let you all in. Trust is important to me so I figured it’s got to be for you too - trust can’t be fostered if I’m not letting you all in. So here it goes! Now is the time! I’m returning to the Red River Gorge with the intent of climbing on Thanatopsis - my very neglected and long awaiting project that I first started 6 years ago. Six years ago I came close, but I didn’t listen to anyone who gave me even a sliver of advice. Everyone said “you’ll come close quick, BUT don’t let that ego take over. You must take rest days and be patient.” Welp. I let my ego take over. I was afraid to rest in fear that I’d forget all of the moves. I was worried that conditions would deteriorate. All I wanted was to celebrate the send of my first 5.14b more than anything!! But I left with a crying ego, extremely raw tips from not resting for 6 days straight and obviously no send. Since then I have sent 5.14b, but I’ve also undergone two surgeries; one on my knee and one on my shoulder. I’m not worried about this, but I am worried that I haven’t climbed on that grade range at all since my shoulder surgery in 2018. Our mind and ability to try hard are similar to our muscles. They both need to be trained in order to perform the way we want. The ability to try hard and be resilient on routes takes practice. And it’s practice I haven’t exactly been doing. I’m slightly nervous about failing, but to be honest I’m just excited to go and become reacquainted with this route. I’ve had mixed emotions with climbing over the last 2.5 years and so I feel an immense amount of appreciation and love for the fact that my relationship with climbing is holding truer than ever before. And because of that I feel so excited to share this news with all of you and to let you into this process of mine. 🧡🧡 @francoislebeau photo」10月16日 10時13分