An abbreviation of radicals, it was once a pejorative used by traditional climbers ("trads") to show disdain for their brash - and often obnoxious - sport climbing brethren. But now these upstarts have embraced the term and it is only considered derogatory by die-hard trads. The rivalry still remains, and occassionally gets heated, with both sides making legitimate arguments. Unfortunately, the noise to signal ratio is often higher than one might hope. It's kind of like the Hatfields vs. the McCoys.

reactive airways dysfunction syndrome.

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