1 out of 10 climbers make this mistake!

An amazing book which every climber should read. 

Rocked up at Harrogate climbing wall hoping to put some ideas from DM's book to the test - started out 'as usual' (mistake no. 1!) then led a 4+ and did a familiar route (mistake no. 2!).

Then a funny thing happened.

"Will you climb with me?" A request from a total stranger! 

"Err...yeah, sure... No worries." I said hesitantly as Luke W and Chuck B cowered and chuckled in the corner.

Was this mistake no. 3? 

Turned out it was the best thing I could have done!

I belayed then climbed... Was I going to do a different route to my new unknown partner? Nooooooo.

So it went...

6B

6B

6B

5 mins rest (that's all I was allowed!! )

6B

6C+

Sweating out of every pore I staggered back to Luke W and Chuck B.

What an amazing and liberating experience!

Never mind specificity or reversibility just man up and bloody well climb harder!

Oh and breezed a 6A+ as a warm down - I normally climb 5!!!

Thanks to Isabelle and Dave MacLeod!

Sorted!