A C210 PLT CONTINUED HIS CLB TO 12000 FT; EVEN THOUGH HE HEARD ZSE TRACON STOP THE DSCNT OF AN ACR AT 12000 FT; WHICH CAUSED A CONFLICT.

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I WAS CLBING OUT OF BEND ARPT (S07) TO THE S. I CHKED IN WITH ZSE PASSING THROUGH 10000 FT (NO RADAR COVERAGE LOWER). RADAR CONTACT. HEAD-ON TFC DSNDING; HEAD-ON; TOLD TO STOP DSCNT AT 12000 FT. TFC POINTED OUT TO ME. NO COURSE OF ACTION SUGGESTED TO ME. SO; I CONTINUED CLB ON SAME COURSE. ARRIVING AT 12000 FT; I SAW OTHER ACFT ALMOST HEAD ON AT MY ALT. I TURNED SLIGHTLY E. THEN THE OTHER ACFT SPOTTED ME; NO DIVERSION WAS MADE BY OTHER ACFT. CTLR CAME ON; A BIT AGITATED; AND ASKED THE OTHER ACFT IF HE RECEIVED AN RA. NONE RPTED. THEN CTLR CHEWED ME OUT THAT I SHOULD HAVE LEVELED BEFORE 10000 FT. I SIMPLY ACKNOWLEDGED. HE HAD MY CLB RATE ON RADAR; HE HAD OTHER ACFT'S DSCNT RATE. HE SHOULD HAVE NOTED POTENTIAL CONFLICT AND SUGGESTED A BETTER ALTERNATIVE TO MYSELF OR OTHER ACFT. HE WAS CORRECT THAT; IF I HAD BEEN MORE AWARE OF THE SIT; I SHOULD HAVE LEVELED SOONER. I HAD NOT FLOWN IN WKS; HAD JUST CHKED IN AND WAS NOT 100% AWARE YET. IF CTLR SAW CONFLICT; HE SHOULD SPEAK UP. I DO NOT READ MINDS. I FEEL THE CTLR MADE THE BIGGER MISTAKE. IF I HAD NOT CHKED IN JUST THEN; AND NOT BEEN WATCHING; IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A LOT CLOSER. I REALIZE I AM GIVEN RADAR ADVISORIES 'WHEN ABLE;' BUT THE OTHER ACFT WAS IFR AND DESERVED BETTER. I AM HAVING MORE AND MORE CLOSE CALLS UNDER FLT FOLLOWING AND WANT BETTER.