| Feature: How dangerous is rock climbing? We don't Know. |
![[Mark climbing Trapeze in Glencoe, 2 kb]](http://img.ukclimbing.com/t/90982.jpg "[Mark climbing Trapeze in Glencoe, 2 kb]") Mark Stevenson discusses why he thinks that accident repoerting for rock climbing is essential: "In my previous career, I spent five years as an aircraft engineer, a profession where safety is of paramount importance... ...In aviation safety, Heinrich's Ratio is well known; for every serious accident (such as those discussed on UKC), 29 minor accidents and 300 near-misses will have happened. This means that lots of UK climbers are doing dangerous things... |
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| Reviewed: DMM DMM Alloy Offsets |
![[DMM/HB Alloy Off-set nuts, 3 kb]](http://img.ukclimbing.com/t/90995.jpg "[DMM/HB Alloy Off-set nuts, 3 kb]") DMM have brought an old favourite back to the market, Alloy Offsets. Toby Archer, a big fan of the old HB Offsets, goes out cragging and takes them through their paces. He finds them lacking in one department. Then DMM responds with a slight change in design. |
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