In reply to Ban1:
I climb routes the way I think I'll get the most out of it. Me and a mate climbed the same route one day, I did it with a pad (cause I don't mind falling off the start moves a couple of times and like the buzz of the soloing above), she did it with a rope (she didn't fall off the start moves and got stressed out placing gear in a strenuous position above).
I thought it was a great highball, she thought it was a great route.