One summer day Dan took a newly met female date with him out to Rocky Butte Quarry for a bit of rock climbing. She was unfamiliar with the sport of climbing but was willing to give it a try (and to him it was a compatibility requirement). On this particular outing she opted to bring her small dog, and she let it roam near the cliff edge without any leash. The energetic pup was quite fascinated exploring around the new terrain sniffing this and that, and even getting quite near to the edge of the abrupt drop-off.
Dan proceeded to setup the top-rope at the belay anchor, then clipped his harness into the rope and he was just beginning to rappel down the Video Bluff slab section heading for the base of the Video Bluff section when....
As she stood on the angled slope above 'Stranger Than Friction', she accidentally slipped on the soft slick soil (something that we've all have done!), landed on her rumpsky, and in the same instant her foot flicked up, and accidentally booted her little pup right straight out over the edge.
Dan heard all the rustling commotion occurring just above him, and heard her brief shriek as well, and quickly glanced up the cliff toward her.
As he looked up, and much to his dismay, he saw an airborne dog in full flight, coming quickly down his way, and he instantly reached out and caught the pup in his outstretched arms as the pup rapidly plummeted down toward him enroute to the ground.
Sadly, something didn't quite click in harmony with the two of them, and that newly met female date didn't last long....
