BWE would be the only E2 a yoof would aim for at Almscliff I'm sure (how did that story end??).
It all turns out alright in the end (so if it's not alright, then it's not the end). I pressed on and vibrated my way to the top.
Afterwards I got a bollocking from my belayer who was slightly older and wiser, because you can traverse off from where I was. We climbed together a few times afterwards; one of which was the day at Gimmer...