ベス・ロッデンさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ベス・ロッデンInstagram)「My first time to Mt. Watkins and my first time toiling on a wall in nearly fifteen (!!!) years. I hadn't been on a wall since @tommycaldwell free climbed Magic Mushroom in a day in the spring of 2008. Shortly after that our marriage fell apart and the last place I wanted to be was on a wall. I sadly started believing the whispers I heard at the crags and in my head that the only reason I was able to climb on walls was because of Tommy. And I figured if I never went back, then there wouldn't be the opportunity to give those doubts life. I could just bookend that part of my life and career, smile and say I can't wait to get back up there when people asked, but actually never return and just live a sad life in the shadows. Over the years I dabbled with shorter routes. I made sure never to try anything too hard or too long, always reminding myself that if I tried and failed it would prove that I was now useless on longer, harder routes. Looking back it's so sad how much of life I didn't live out of fear of failure and outside perception. I had A LOT of anxiety before this trip that I wouldn't remember what to do on a wall. That I wouldn't clip in or do something terribly rookie and wrong. And yes, I verbally did like fifteen safety checks and made the poor people on the wall with me triple check that I was tied in at least seventeen times, but by the end, as cliché as it sounds, it was just like riding a bike. It was just a bike that had been left outside and neglected and was covered in rust and dirt and dust for over a decade...but it still worked, barely. Thanks @yeti for spurring this whole little trip and to @katiebirdlambert and @benjaminditto for being super kind and supportive and patient with my very very very rusty self. What a fun couple days up there with a great group of friends @coreyrichproductions @seanhaverstock @christianpondella @clancyphoto @iamjessehill // @outdoorresearch @yeti @metoliusclimbing @touchstoneclimbing @ospreypacks @goclimbon @sportivana」9月2日 2時14分