Which of the following, if true, best reconciles the apparent discrepancy presented in the passage?
In the past ten years, there have been several improvements in mountain-climbing equipment. These improvements have made the sport both safer and more enjoyable for experienced climbers. Despite these improvements, however, the rate of mountain-climbing injuries has doubled in the past ten years.Many climbers, lulled into a false sense of security, use the new equipment to attempt climbing feats of which they are not capable., Some mountain-climbing injuries are caused by unforeseeable weather conditions., Mountain climbing, although a dangerous sport, does not normally result in injury to the experienced climber., In the past ten years there have been improvements in mountain-climbing techniques as well as in mountain-climbing equipment., Although the rate of mountain-climbing injuries has increased, the rate of mountain-climbing deaths has not changed.
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