Thanks Eric. That was a good read.
That picture Rick posted above of Dan Osman throwing out a full body lever in the middle of the 5.10d section on pitch one of Atlantis (CA Needles) always blows my mind. Anyone who wants to find out fast just how radical that is should just go out to your pickup and try that move with one hand on the edge of the bed, the other on the bottom of the rear tire rim. Good luck! Now get up ion some old school 5.10 with no rope and thro a perfect one just for the heck of it! That is what soloing is all about. You do it because you can. You better not if you can't.