July 30, 2021
When developing it can be hard to tell how difficult something is. However, you should strive for the best possible estimate for the benefit of yourself and others. 6 V-grades isn't an honest mistake. It's a fundamental flaw in the process.To all the thoughtful developers out there who don't want to fall into this trap: climb everything. Climb the OG testpeices from a varaiety of ascentionists. Climb the desperates. Climb the morpho lines. Climb the highballs. Travel and climb different rock. If you have climbed less than a dozen climbs at a given grade, don't suggest it as an FA without serious reflection. Tim Ferris' number one peice of advice for mental wellbeing: "don't believe everything you tell yourself". Climbing V5s and telling yourself you are climbing V11s is going to induce extreme cognitive dissonance and isn't compatible with long term mental health or engagement with climbing.