Close call, have you every had a quick draw unclip underneath you, i have, fucken scary.

I went to sisters beach on the weekend.
I wanted to have another shot on “The Butchers Dog” 25
After warming up i got on the climb, figured out the crux and i was going draw to draw at the top to get everything else dialed, my feet were just above the 3rd bolt and ….
I said to Deano “take”
He responded “just fix that quick draw below you” I looked down and it was cross loaded.
So I climbed down a little, gave the quick draw a nudge with my foot and the fucken quick draw came off…
The realization that suddenly I was like 12 meters off the deck and there was nothing between me and the ground hit me quick and now jumping off wasn’t an option, unless i wanted at least a broken limb.
Dean ‘Rodriguez’ Rollins was on the ball though “Have you got a quick draw he yelled up”
Luckily I did, so i fought the pump a little bit longer. Down climbed a few moves. Managed to reach down and clip the quick draw on the U bolt and with my last bit of energy blindly manged to grab the rope and clip
I yelled take again the epic was avoided and Deano lowered me off.
I looked over at Rosie and she had an expression on her face like i had already died.
It was fucken scary! So what have a learnt.
1 Deano is probably the best belayer in the world!
2 Bolts aren’t as 100% as you would like them to be, there’s always variables.
Deano and I speculated a few scenarios on how the hell it had happened. Most likely the rope dragging the quick draw up and the nudge from my foot finished the job.
The below link is an example of how it possibly happened.

http://www.climerware.com/unclip.shtml

So can’t dwell on these things otherwise I wouldn’t climb anymore, stay in my room in a bubble to scared to do anything in this world. I put my fears aside, got back on the climb and sent it later that day

Photo from last time i was there.
Me on “The Butchers Dog” 25 Sisters Beach