"What Our Gearhead Experts Are Saying:""If smaller or funky crack placements make you nervous, these offsets inspire confidence—the asymmetrical taper fits where nothing else does, and the brass blend bites into pin scars, flares, and micro seams. Color-coded heads and a stiff wire make fast, accurate placements no matter how pumped you get.""The HB Brass Offset Set turns insecure placements into safe anchors for those pushing grades or venturing onto obscure, irregular stone. The brass-silicone blend deforms gently under load for solid holding, while the offset head pairs perfectly with pin scars or flared cracks. Each wire is soldered right to the head for durability and maximum strength, and the whole set is lightweight enough for alpine or roadside racks alike. When the standard nut just won’t cut it, these micro offsets save the day."
Price: $218.99 from Backcountry
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When the best placement is in a flaring crack or a pin scar, we reach for DMM's Alloy Offset Set #7-11. The bright color coding lets us easily find the size we need, while the stiff wires give us optimal control for a full-reach placement.
"What Our Gearhead® Experts Are Saying: ""I trust these more than almost any other passive piece. The bite on the larger sizes is excellent, the small ones stay put where cams won't fit, and the color coding speeds things up when I’m pumped and searching...
For increasing our placement options, we add the DMM HB Brass Offset Nuts to our rack. Thanks to the asymmetrically tapered heads, these micro pieces of pro slot into flared cracks and pin scars. The softer heads bite into rock yet resist pulling through,...