Last night a few of the the members of the Massey's staff from the NOLA location headed to Slidell Rocks for an after hours gear clinic. At Massey's we do not sell a ton of climbing gear but April, the Store Manager, thought it would be a good idea if all of the staff knew how the gear works. This would help the staff be able to help our customers find the gear that they are looking for. I thought is was a great idea.

The owner of SR is Mr. Charley. He is a very nice guy and opened his doors to us free of charge.

At the clinic we talked about the different types of climbing and the gear that goes with each. We looked at all of the differences between the carabiners, harnesses, ascenders, descenders, and protection. We mostly sell harnesses and belays, so that's what we focused on the most. We tried some on and talked about the fit. Mr. Charley was nice enough to let us try on climbing shoes to see what it is like to have a pair on.

After the clinic we roped up for a quick route each and headed home. The drive is 40 min to Slidell from the shop in NOLA, so that gave us some time to chit chat about upcoming trips and adventures.

Over all it was a great clinic. And don't forget that Slidell Rocks!!!