&gt; Perhaps: don&#x27;t think there&#x27;s a rope backing you up if it isn&#x27;t there.<p>If you use the metaphor of rock climbing, you&#x27;d actually rehearse your route with ropes&#x2F;safety system, before you would ever try the route without. When the stakes are so high that it&#x27;s you&#x27;re life you&#x27;re gambling with, is it really worth it for most to go so blind out there?<p>It&#x27;s either that, or you go without a rope, when the difficulty is far below your limit (in other words, you have amassed a lot of experience)