In reply to Pete Ford:
I did. At 26/27 I had wanted to climb for years having done a little in my early teens in the scouts etc.
Living in the worst part of lowland scotland with practically Zero nearby crags and no access to anyone that climbed I just didn't bother - my late teens and early twenties being taking up by other sports/drinking/getting a job.
I then started bouldering in at the GCC and Glasgow TCA on and off for a couple of years never any outdoor stuff really . Work, tendentious and lack of psych meaning I would drop it for 9mths at a time.
This summer now 29 (with more free time) I have just got out there and done it. Found partners here on the UKC or just went and shunted myself. Wish I'd done it years ago and now have aspirations well above my means.
I did just this week do a day with a dude looking to get his MIA which was a great experience - making sure what I was doing was safe and better more efficient ways of doing things. I now feel confident with multipitching going forward. I have went from leading S to HVS/E2 in 4-5 weeks.