I was eating sushi the other night and overheard two other sushi patrons discussing climbing.
They were talking about some guy they both know. And it seems like this guy is a gifted climber but climbs with other climbers who are not so good. And so perhaps is not living up to his potential.
In fact they said "Yeah, his problem is that he just goes out and climbs with his friends for fun. If he went climbing with some really strong guys and learned to project he could be sending V9 in two weeks".
So throwing this out to the cc.com peanut gallery, WTF?
Is it better to hang with friends and have fun or to push your grades even if it means making new friends? Sounds like in this case, having the most fun = being not the best climber.