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Dragon Cams

The Dragon's striking TripleGrip cam lobes feature an increased contact area with a raw aluminium finish and additional bite points. These features work together to increase friction between the cam lobe and the rock it's placed in. This increased holding power reduces walking, particularly in slick or soft rock types and marginal placements.

Single stem, dual axle design gives Dragon cams 360° flexibility and a substantial expansion range, increasing performance in sub-optimal placements and helping you get the right piece first time. The Dragon cams hot-forged thumb press gives stable handling and reduces fumbling from gloved hands and pumped fingers. It allows the Dragon to have an extendable sling with no strength penalty, reducing the number of quickdraws needed to extend placements and minimising rack weight.

NSN Codes

DMM Dragon Cams 00 (A73500MG) - 8465-99-555-9751

DMM Dragon Cams 0 (A7350MG) - 8465-99-159-5421

DMM Dragon Cams 1 (A7351MG) - 8465-99-555-9753

DMM Dragon Cams 5 (A7355MG) - 8465-99-985-0969

DMM Dragon Cams 6 (A7356MG) - 8465-99-309-5066

DMM Dragon Cams 7 (A7357MG) - 8465-99-328-2134

Ergonomic thumb press gives stable handling

A hot forged thumb press gives quick placement and retrieval, and stable handling. The thumb press allows cams to have an extendable sling without sacrificing strength – Dragon cams from size 1 upward, have a 14kN strength rating.

TripleGrip lobes for increased holding power and reduced walking

TripleGrip lobes improve performance and reduce walking in all rock types. Contact areas are machined aluminium, giving better grip than anodised surfaces. These feature additional edges that catch on crystals and other micro features, helping the Dragon bite to increase grip and reduce walking. The lobes are also thickened, making them more robust under load, and highly resistant to bending forces.

Extendable sling reduces rope drag and rack weight

Extendable slings allow speedy placement extension without additional quickdraws. Extending placements reduces rope drag when routes change direction, move round corners or over roofs. Simply rack each cam on it's own carabiner for a self-contained system that is quick and easy to extend. Carrying less quickdraws minimises rack weight on your harness.

Dual axle design for expanded range

Dual axle cams have a greater expansion range than single axle designs, allowing them to fit a greater range of crack sizes. This lets dual axle cams fit more placements and have greater overlap between sizes, allowing you to carry fewer units to protect the same range of cracks.

Product Name	Product Code	Colour	Active Strength	Passive Strength	Weight	Range	Certification	NSN Code
Dragon 00	A73500MG	Matt Grey	10kN	9kN	75g	14 - 21mm	EN 12276:2013	8465-G0-010-0893
Dragon 0	A7350MG	Matt Grey	14kN	12kN	85g	16 - 25mm	EN 12276:2013	8465-G0-010-0894
Dragon 1	A7351MG	Matt Grey	14kN	14kN	103g	20 - 33mm	EN 12276:2013	8465-G0-010-0895
Dragon 2	A7352MG	Matt Grey	14kN	14kN	117g	24 - 41mm	EN 12276:2013	8465-G0-010-0896
Dragon 3	A7353MG	Matt Grey	14kN	14kN	128g	29 - 50mm	EN 12276:2013	8465-G0-010-0897
Dragon 4	A7354MG	Matt Grey	14kN	14kN	154g	38 - 64mm	EN 12276:2013	8465-G0-010-0898
Dragon 5	A7355MG	Matt Grey	14kN	14kN	208g	50 - 85mm	EN 12276:2013	8465-G0-010-0899
Dragon 6	A7356MG	Matt Grey	14kN	14kN	299g	68 - 114mm	EN 12276:2013	8465-G0-010-0900
Dragon 7	A7357MG	Matt Grey	14kN	14kN	362g	88-149mm	EN 12276	-
Dragon 8	A7358MG	Matt Grey	14kN	14kN	515g	116-195mm	EN 12276	-
Dragon 00-1	A73500/1MG	Matt Grey	-	-	263g	-	-	-
Dragon 2-4	A7352/4MG	Matt Grey	-	-	399g	-	-	8465-99-228-4579

These new cams from UK manufacturer DMM had “the bite of a Siberian tiger and the versatility of a Swiss army knife,” making them excellent for every type of rock and style of trad climbing. Climbing

The engineering of the new Dragon Cam is superb, just what I would expect from DMM who always make great equipment that is still made in Wales. Climbing Gear Reviews

We particularly like the extendable sling, one of those brilliant features you almost overlook until you have to go without it. Crimpington Bear

Straight away, these TripleGrip lobes look like they will be more effective in gripping the rock - and my experience to date bears this out. UKC