Dr_Trad_Ablazing

Cheap. Fucking Cheap? Oh my goodness. DFA doesn’t want to come out and play. Not exactly the reaction the Doctor expected from his esteemed colleague. But there there now, DFA, you dry those tears and get that chin back up, bucko. Had the Doctor any idea that what was meant to be an homage (uhh, would someone get Trask a dictionary, please?) would so injure the fragile sensitivities of the very one it was meant to honor, he would never have brought himself into your sandbox. Nor will the Doctor now ignore the eloquent protestation you have here articulated (been spending a bit too much time around Cavey, have you?). DTA said in his first post that he had come in peace. And so shall he leave. Ahhh, we could have been so good together! Are all sport climbers such good …uhhh, sports? Dr. Trad “You Won’t Have Me To Kick Around Anymore” Ablazing

Ahhh, the list for 2003. Hard to get it down to just five. Here we go! 1) Climb the Red Tape route on Fury 2) Climb the Blue Tape route at the gym leashless (leashless?) 3) Do Zebra/Zion at Smith car-to-car. Hmmmmm… 4) Add a …..add a sit start to Ptarmigan Ridge 5) Ski Rainier without using the sidepull at the …… Uhh, the Doctor will get back to you on this one. DTA’s desk is not as neat as it could be (thank goodness they didn’t grade on that in Doctor School), he has several different types of climbing projects for next year, and his lists appeared to have gotten a bit, shall we say, “shuffled.” Dr. Trad “Too Many Notes!” Ablazing

Battecage? Nonsense! The Doctor has nothing but admiration for his colleague, DFA. In fact, the Doctor feels quite strongly that DFA has managed to almost singlehandedly slow the (he's afraid) inevitable devolution of cascadeclimbers.com to cascadesprayers.com (it has been some time, don’t you agree, since this board has really been about climbing?). And just as DFA has at least briefly tasted both the fruits and fears of placing one’s own protection, so has this Doctor (certainly a gear specialist at heart) enjoyed the freedom of concentrating solely on the hardships of upward progress while knowing that his safety is assured by the in situ shiny bolt hanger that awaits his eager quickdraw. The Doctor would, if truth be told, be delighted to someday team up with his esteemed colleague for a day of mixed trad and sport endeavors. DFA could teach the Doctor the finer points of “scumming” with one’s foot, and the Doctor could perhaps demonstrate to DFA some of the finer points of placing nuts in opposition. Whoa! Now that the Doctor has actually said that, he surmises that some observers might describe such a pairing, should it ever grace the crags, as “nuts in opposition.” Hahahahaha! HaHa! Ha! Dr. Trad “I come in Peace” Ablazing