I am resting at the middle break, 2/3 up “”Le Voyage””. For the very first time, I have passed the second crux, a very long and technical 7A+ boulder, quite a few meters above my last protection, a No.6 RP. Just before beginning the crux, I heard James, 4-year-old Arthur, and 2-year-old Zozo cheering me from below.
Internal dialogue. My brain won’t stop. I have done the hardest by far, and it has taken me two years to be where I am today. Two years to get back from baby number two.