In reply to Fredt: Fallen twice soloing.
1) Off the lip of FBD at Stanage (broke my ankle).
It taught me that even when you've soloed it before, and it's in your "showing off and being a cock" repertoire, it can still bite your arse!
2) Grutter Integrale on the Aigulle des Pelerins.
Big jug edge broke off high up the route, and I fell about 15 feet, twisting in the air in the process, and somehow landed on a small ledge below facing outwards. However, the momentum of my fall made me topple forward off the ledge, yet, by pure luck (or miracle) one of the axe loops on my sac, caught on a small spike, and stopped me falling off.
I stood on that ledge for about half an hour, shaking like a leaf, before I managed to compose myself enough to retreat. I got seriously drunk in the Bar Nash that night!!!!!!!!!!
It taught me that I had undoubtedly used up several of my 9 lives in one go, and obviously someone up there was watching over me that day.