Nature visits the Non-stop Erotic Cabaret (vaguely on-topic)

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Ghost

climber
A long way from where I started
Topic Author's Original Post - Aug 16, 2010 - 02:29am PT
Any of you who have been following the “Nature in the PNW” thread know that young Sushi-boy is up in Tacoma helping out as his father recovers from having his knee taken apart and put back together.

Of course his visit inspired some of the local Supertopians to go into party mode, but what with yoga classes and such, the lad missed out on the party Wayno hosted in his honor. I’d say we missed him, but, hell, a good party is a good party.

Saturday morning, though, he pried himself free. Or, he started to pry himself free. Got up real early, put the coffee on, threw his pack in the car, went back in and poured a coffee. But the coffee sucked. Hadn’t perked long enough. So he poured it down the sink, jumped in the car, and headed to a nearby drive-through espresso booth.

Now, we have to stop this tale here and back up a bit. Nature’s not exactly a bumpkin who just fell off the turnip truck. He’s been living in Tucson recently, and Tucson is, if not New York or Chicago, not Fargo or Boise either. But nothing in Tucson prepared him for what he saw when he rolled down the window and leaned out to order his morning spro. I’d try to quote him describing the barista that asked what he wanted, but I don’t know how to type drool and lust. See, they don’t have the whole peeler espresso stand thing in Tucson yet. Forty minutes later, when he rolled up in front of our house, he still couldn’t really talk. Just kept lifting up a take-away coffee cup and pointing at it while mumbling indecipherably. I’d been looking forward to meeting him, but that would obviously have to wait until he was capable of something other than grunting. So we threw him and his pack into our van, and headed east.

By the time we parked, he was sort of human again. But I think the grin was for the mostly-naked barista, not for me.

At that point Steve & Mimi pulled up, and we took advantage of Nature’s going over to greet them to unload a bunch of gear from our packs and stuff it in his (him being young and strong, and probably too mind-melted to notice), and then we all hit the trail.

Half an hour later we were unpacking at the base of Rattletale Wall, and he was still grinning.


We pointed to the two obvious lines, and while Steve and Mimi were thinking about which they’d prefer, Nature pointed up and said: “I wouldn’t mind getting the rope up that one.” Route names are a little bit vague up there, but I think the crack system he was psyched to lead is “Non-stop Erotic Cabaret.” Fitting, somehow.

We handed him the gear and said, “Go for it. It’s a fine 10a.” Pause “Index 10a, that is.”

So he bounded up onto it and immediately came to a complete halt as he tried to figure out how to get up the flaring off-width that starts things off.

Meanwhile, Steve and Mimi headed up Rattletale, which is a series of three very short corners with nice comfy ledges between them. You could probably string the whole lot together with a single 70m rope, but what with the comfy ledges and all, most folks do it in three pitches. The Non-stop Erotic adventure Nature had embarked on was a single very long pitch, to the left and not easy to see in this shot.

So I belayed Nature, Mimi belayed Steve, and Mari shot some photos. Both these climbs look pretty easy. Nice cracks, plenty of pro… In fact the Erotic Cabaret looked so easy that Nature didn’t bother actually taking much pro. Here’s Steve starting the second pitch of Rattletale.

What you can’t really tell from the picture is that the left-hand wall is overhanging. And there’s nothing for feet anywhere. And after two nice solid hand jams, the crack widens to 3 inches. Horrible off-hand size and leaning out over you. Index 10b.

Here’s Steve a little further up, giving up on jamming and getting ready to run it out on layback to the ledge.

Over to the left in that picture above you can see Nature, about twenty feet above his last pro (he hardly took any, remember, cuz it was so easy-looking) finally standing on something solid, with a real square edge under his hands. The temp was getting toward 95, he’d found out that Index 10a isn’t quite like other places, and all thoughts of naked coffee women were long gone. Replaced by thoughts about puking. And of course when he got to the belay ledge (about 10 feet above him in picture) he had to spend the next half hour in a concave reflector oven while I struggled up behind him.

It’s a nice ledge. Terrific views, and a great place to hang out. But as I got ready to bring Mari up, he got ready to rappel. “Not going to hang out with me?” “Dude, the recipe said ‘bake at 350 for 30 minutes.’ 30 minutes is up, and I’m fully baked.”

It didn’t take Mari long, and she and I were soon back on the ground, pretty much at the same time as Steve & Mimi got down from their climb. As usual, there was some comparing of notes, but that ended pretty quickly when it turned out that a certain well-known hardman had found a certain climb to be strenuous enough to cost him his breakfast. That didn’t deter Mari and Doug, who immediately set off up Rattletale, but Mimi and I, and a certain well-known hardman, decided that it was time to stop climbing for the day.

Nature soon found that Index 10b was more challenging than anticipated, and he’s paid me handsomely to pretend that I didn’t take any pictures of him in the overhanging off-hands pitch, so we’ll move on to early afternoon, with a somewhat physically and emotionally battered Arizona boy doing his best to smile as he represents the Taco Stand.

Yeah, that’s right, Nature’s gone skinhead.

Since it was almost two o’clock in the afternoon we knew we had to get down the trail as quickly as possible in order to avoid being benighted. Okay, Mari wanted to keep on climbing, but the rest of us could hear the beers calling our names and the vote was four-to-one. Once on the highway we found ourselves in a massive traffic jam as police and rescue crews cleaned up the aftermath of yet another horrific accident caused by yet another idiot who thought that pulling out of a side road onto a highway would magically cause the 40-foot, boat-towing RV that was bearing down on him at 50 mph to somehow disappear.

Eventually though, we all made it home, and there was food and drink and talk until late into the night.

Despite the longing look in his eye, Steve put the bottle down and stayed reasonably sober. The rest of us got wasted, and Nature made the wise decision to crash with us rather than trying to drive back to Tacoma.

In the morning, I made espresso for him. But he said it wasn’t the same.
Mighty Hiker

climber
Vancouver, B.C.
Aug 16, 2010 - 02:42am PT
and poured a coffee
Into what, if you don't mind our asking? Doug has some non-standard uses for his coffee.
Toker Villain

Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
Aug 16, 2010 - 02:53am PT
Thats right.
Not all "coffee mate" is made by Carnation,..
BooDawg

Social climber
On the Road, Pacific Slope
Aug 16, 2010 - 02:54am PT
Sounds like you all had a very fine day on the crags. I wish I could have met Nature and there would have been time for me to climb with you all AND to visit Mt. St. Helens. I'll post a more complete account of my weekend soon, but since I just finished doing my pix, here are a couple.





Sherri

Trad climber
WA
Aug 16, 2010 - 02:54am PT
Excellent TR! Sounds like everyone (even the puker?) had a great time at Rattle Tale on the record hottest day of the year. Way hardcore.

Those are terrific shots of the Rattle Tale area. It's hard to catch the burliness of that crack on camera...but, along with the narrative, you came pretty close. Thanks for sharing it with us who chose to stay home and hide from the sun. (I cancelled my trip out there today when I saw the forecast.)
MH2

climber
Aug 16, 2010 - 03:40am PT
A mostly naked barista? Always good to leave something to the imagination, I guess.

Nice, very, very, nice.

Don't you have any good shaded climbs at Index?
Wayno

Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
Aug 16, 2010 - 05:06am PT
I'm laughing myself to sleep. Index 10b. Hoh-man.
Clint Cummins

Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
Aug 16, 2010 - 06:07am PT
Cool. But I think the crack Doug led is left of Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret p1, is a 5.11c face with 3 bolts and arete just below of the corner Steve climbed. (p2 climbs the arete left of Steve's corner and then continues to an upper arete).
Checking Sky Valley Rock, the route Doug led is called Revenge of the Goddess Kring.
steelmnkey

climber
Vision man...ya gotta have vision...
Aug 16, 2010 - 07:58am PT
That there is a nice day of climbing.
Might have to start drinking coffee just to come up there...
but I ain't shaving my head!!!
Peter Haan

Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
Aug 16, 2010 - 09:04am PT
Thanks for this affectionate tale! Also it's always a good idea to keep track of these particular characters, as you obviously well know.
phylp

Trad climber
Millbrae, CA
Aug 16, 2010 - 11:13am PT
What a great trip report - so much fun to read!
Darryl Cramer

Social climber
Aug 16, 2010 - 11:56am PT
Ah David - I thought you guys would end up somehwere else given the forecast. I briefly looked for you guys (trying to scam a free TR) and then walked up to the Upper Wall with a chainsaw for some trail clearing work.

Looks like you guys had a better day.

Traffic was even worse driving back to Seattle on Sunday.
nature

climber
Whereverland....
Aug 16, 2010 - 12:40pm PT
I tried to get a picture. I even asked her if I could take one but she pointed to a sign that said no videos/photos.

Roll down window

look inside

smoking hot ~25 year old co-ed blonde girl in nothing but a two piece bikini. Little was left to the imagination. Belly button ring and tramp stamp.

I went from ordering a double espresso to a single decaf.

I asked for a pile of napkins to mop up the drool.
pc

climber
Aug 16, 2010 - 12:53pm PT
HOLD on now!...These past couple threads are entirely uncalled for. Bikini coffee babes, great weather, fantastic climbs, and friendly locals.

Stop!

This is all BS and everyone knows it!

Cheers,
pc

BTW That Swedish Whiskey shot is a great one. I've been a fan for a few years. Mycket Bra.

bluering

Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
Aug 16, 2010 - 12:53pm PT
Funny stuff!

That Nature really gets around...
Mighty Hiker

climber
Vancouver, B.C.
Aug 16, 2010 - 01:19pm PT
Speaking of non-stop erotic cabarets, there used to be one not far from the scene of the climb.
Jaybro

Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
Aug 16, 2010 - 01:49pm PT
I thought Tucson was Boise!?
reddirt

climber
Aug 16, 2010 - 01:55pm PT
I thought I sensed a distinct vibe while getting melted off Index yesterday... and our sausage fest carpool didn't even stop by for coffee in Monroe en route...

Pate: SEA averages 20something sunny days per year... In the 47 days I've lived here I'm now on sunny day #45.
MisterE

Social climber
Bouncy Tiggerville
Aug 16, 2010 - 02:05pm PT
Haha! Great trip report!
Thorgon

Big Wall climber
Sedro Woolley, WA
Aug 16, 2010 - 03:28pm PT
Great post!



Still laughing,
Thor
nature

climber
Whereverland....
Aug 16, 2010 - 03:45pm PT
so I roll up and say, "I'd like a double americano to go."

She responds, "you have to have that for here."

so I think to myself self.... "welp, there go my climbing plans".

reality sets in though....

She then says, "so are you doing anything fun this weekend."

I respond, "yeah, I'm going climbing.".

She says, "so do you climb a lot?"

I say, "yeah, all the time."

She says, "so it's like a hobby for you?"

I say, "Naw, it's more of a way of life."
Roger Breedlove

climber
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Aug 16, 2010 - 03:54pm PT
Nice TR, Ghost. I love stories about coffee in the morning and beer, wine, and whisky at night.
nature

climber
Whereverland....
Aug 16, 2010 - 06:23pm PT
if my iPhone had warmed up a little faster I woulda had a pict of her ass and tramp stamp (I think it read "take me climbing").
SteveW

Trad climber
The state of confusion
Aug 16, 2010 - 07:02pm PT

So what's Doug drinking out of a fu fu glass for??????


Dern, no picture of the barista!!!!!
steelmnkey

climber
Vision man...ya gotta have vision...
Aug 16, 2010 - 07:05pm PT
You shoulda whipped this stuff out on her...
you could have just loaded her in the car

pc

climber
Aug 16, 2010 - 07:06pm PT
That's funny Wes. It could be called...

Nature's Prophylactic.
Ghost

climber
A long way from where I started
Topic Author's Reply - Aug 16, 2010 - 07:19pm PT
So what's Doug drinking out of a fu fu glass for??????

Cuz I poured a drink for him, using that glass. And he knew if he said anything about it being not, you know, appropriate for a manly man like him, I'd have busted his pansy Arizona ass.

Not. The real reason is that really good beer, that is, the kind of beer that I brew, deserves something more than a mason jar. What he's got in that snifter is the finest sour cherry dubbel anybody in this galaxy is ever going to drink. I might not climb as hard as I once did, but I brew 5.16

Which, if truth be told, is the real reason why Steve only took the tiniest of sips of the various single malts on offer. Cuz who would bother with 16-year-old Islay malt when he could have this:


paganmonkeyboy

climber
mars...it's near nevada...
Aug 16, 2010 - 08:45pm PT
dude you'd look like ron O only taller with a 'stash...get on it ;-)
Mimi

climber
Aug 16, 2010 - 09:20pm PT
Gotta say this was definitely one of the funnest climbing days ever. Bummed I didn't get more pics around the table that night. Great time!








Edit: I attest that David brews 5.16+. And what an eclectic collection of other spirits.

Nice cloud shot around St. Helens, Ken. It was so nice to meet you.
nature

climber
Whereverland....
Aug 16, 2010 - 11:38pm PT
best home brew I've ever had.
Ghost

climber
A long way from where I started
Topic Author's Reply - Aug 17, 2010 - 09:56pm PT
Round 2:

Wayno missed out on the fun on Saturday, but he and I got out to Index today (Tuesday)

Steve Grossman

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Aug 17, 2010 - 10:00pm PT
Sushi Traaaaaaaaaaaaaaaain! All aboard...!...!...!
Paulina

Trad climber
Aug 17, 2010 - 10:02pm PT
Ah, we were too lazy to hike up to the Upper Wall, but did the Great Northern Slab while it was still less than 1000 degrees, and then a pitch of "Index 5.7" over at the Inner Walls, which like totally kicked my arse! Apparently, I don't know how to climb cracks.

Btw, left side of Inner Walls was in the shade! As was the right side in the afternoon.

Wayne looks like he's enjoying himself.
See you soon!
Mighty Hiker

climber
Vancouver, B.C.
Aug 18, 2010 - 01:09am PT
Was there a photo of Paulina somewhere here? I must have missed it.
Ghost

climber
A long way from where I started
Topic Author's Reply - Aug 18, 2010 - 02:39am PT
The sushi train left the station at 19:30, with all but Paulina aboard. I suspect that others will post a full DR (dinner report), but let me start by saying Paulina made a grave error by not showing up.

There were multiple foodgasms.
Wayno

Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
Aug 18, 2010 - 02:46am PT
I think it's been a couple years since I actually roped up on real rock. I don't work out, so after getting on an Index 5.9 and not falling, I was having a great time. Add on the sweatfest, followed by some great sushi and great company and it was a very good day. Sorry you missed us Paulina.
Mimi

climber
Aug 18, 2010 - 02:58am PT
Foodgasms!!!!111111111

My ribcage is convulsing. A dining experience heretofore not had.

Wayno

Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
Aug 20, 2010 - 02:46pm PT
Where are those pics? I seem to remember Steve apologizing to the waiter about all the flashes. That was some really good food. Nature left a stain on the seat.
Paulina

Trad climber
Aug 20, 2010 - 03:06pm PT
NDR (No Dinner Report):

I must have gotten heat stroke or something at Index earlier in the day, because by the time I got home and cleaned up, fully intending to drive down to West Seattle for dinner with the fine ladies and gentlemen of ST-PNW, I was exhausted and not thinking straight.

I went down to the garage and managed to lock the pedestrian door behind me just as I realized that I forgot the big garage door clicker at home. I turned around --- now you have to realize, we just moved into this place about a month ago, and I almost never drive, and I only have my friend's car for a week, blah blah --- and the door was locked. And broken. As in: not opening no matter what I did. Basically, I was stuck in the garage.

For the next thirty minutes, I tried pushing any and all buttons I found inside the garage, but none of them opened the big sliding door. Actually, it turns out one of them did, but I didn't push it hard enough. I also banged on the little door, trying to get the attention of anybody who might be in the garden to which it leads. Finally, I found an old ladder, climbed up and through (on-topic!) a little window and found myself in a shed under some stairs which was also closed from the outside. However, just then someone walked by and I was successfully rescued. :-)

I figured I shouldn't be driving in this state, so I called Ghost and apologized for not making it. Which is too bad, I was really looking forward to it. :-)
nature

climber
Whereverland....
Aug 20, 2010 - 03:58pm PT
i didn't realize we were being annoying with the flashes. m'eh.
Wayno

Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
Aug 20, 2010 - 04:53pm PT
I think Steve was merely being pre-emptive. The waiter didn't seem bugged at all.
Steve Grossman

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Aug 20, 2010 - 08:51pm PT
Are you kidding?!? We were the best thing to happen to that fine lad all night!

The early crowd warming up the menus.

The view away from our window booth.

Sumbudy say nature???
Mimi

climber
Aug 20, 2010 - 10:17pm PT
Alright, it's Friday finally! Time to post up. What a blast! Thanks to David and Mari for turning us on to such a cool place. And the company was perfect albeit we missed Masha and Paulina. Definitely have to do this again.











MH2

climber
Aug 21, 2010 - 12:42am PT
The most comprehensive TR I've seen in a while.
Ghost

climber
A long way from where I started
Topic Author's Reply - Aug 21, 2010 - 02:10am PT
The most comprehensive TR I've seen in a while.

But it doesn't end there. We invited Doug to join us in yet more Northwest climbing adventures, new routing at The Railyard for a couple of days, but he couldn't do it. So we had to have fun on his behalf.

We had a fine campsite

We had two of his favorite things...

And there was limitless virgin rock to be explored. And scrubbed.


nature

climber
Whereverland....
Aug 21, 2010 - 02:13am PT
The Natto dish he made up was incredible.

Everything was incredible. I'll post picts.


why do you people follow me around to SushiFest? I mean... I get good fish and all but compared to this guy I'm like a guy scrubbing toilets for NASA or something.

So in one week I had the best home brew I've ever had and the best sushi.

The only way to top it off is to land the best woman ever (crosses fingers).
Ghost

climber
A long way from where I started
Topic Author's Reply - Aug 21, 2010 - 02:32am PT
So in one week I had the best home brew I've ever had and the best sushi.

Thanks. As to the sushi, yeah, Hajime is playing a completely different game. The food on his menu is terrific, but when you throw away the menu, and just say "Omikase", you enter a new world of food. And sake.

If you ever come up here again, let's go back to Mashiko and do the omikase thing at the bar, where we can talk to him. I bet if he and Mariah (I think that's her name) can see how much we are enjoying what they're giving us, that he'll ratchet it up to a whole new level.

It was great to meet you, and I look forward to a guided trip to the Winslow canyons. (And by the way, I spent the last two days dangling in that Yates wall harness you sent me.)

D
Wayno

Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
Aug 21, 2010 - 02:44am PT
I have prepared American and European food all my life. I have a little knowledge of Chinese and Thai, but know very little about good sushi. My initial experiences with sushi were not at the level of Mashiko, so it was enlightening and refreshing to experience it anew in the company of people that knew something about it. My wife is pissed, because she loves sushi, she's Norwegian, but I was always apprehensive, and now she doesn't want to hear it. I promised her Mashiko soon, so I'm off the hook for now.
Mimi

climber
Aug 21, 2010 - 12:41pm PT
Glad you had fun Wayno. Yes, you were in good hands.

And let's reemphasize that Hajime and his partner at Mashiko only sell fish meeting specific sustainability criteria. So don't expect to find everything you see at other sushi bars. Nature can elaborate on this if he's up to it.
nature

climber
Whereverland....
Aug 21, 2010 - 12:57pm PT
I walked up to the sushibar and inspected his fish. He looked at me and ask do you have any questions. I said 'no'. and then I said, "yeah, the maguro - it's yellow fin?". It was without a doubt the nicest piece of yellowfin I've ever seen.

Mimi - gimme some credit ;-)
at my sushi bar you will also only find fish that comes from sustainable resources. You will not find Bluefin at my sushibar, you will not find it at Hajime's sushi bar.

I'd very much love to return and sit in front of him. I'd be nervous for a while. I have endless respect for a man such as Hajime. He has skills I can only dream of. He'd never take me as an apprentice. Though I'm sure on some level he'd approve of my approach he also wouldn't "get" it.

I mean.... by the time I die I hope to serve sushi in more remote and obscure places than anyone ever has. He/They (The Japanese) just don't dream that way.

I mean my god... who in their right mind would slice fish when it's 15F outside? Nobody in attendance even offered to take their thick gloves off to help me ;-)


Sushi Anytime and Anywhere.

Steve: well talk about doing it in Cochise.

oh, and a sick plan for rocking a penthouse suite in Vegas has been tabled.

I'm not going to do anything Saturday before sushi in the creek other than prepare food for you folks. I learned a lot that night about serving sushi. I was also reminded about things I was already aware of. A new approach and more inspired dedication to creating food that at least shows I've been inspired by a master.

humbly,
~nature


Edit: Mari/David - if you could help me remember as much as you can, in order, of all the dishes we had I'd appreciate it. the sauces are what I'm trying to recall most.


Double Edit: Omikase is an amazing way to be treated. But be sure you fully trust the quality of the itamae. That was the first time I've ever trusted that much. I was blown away.
Ghost

climber
A long way from where I started
Topic Author's Reply - Aug 21, 2010 - 05:26pm PT
Doug:

Here are the dishes that we remember. The order (except for the first, second, and last) is probably all wrong. And probably some of the dishes aren’t quite right either, but this should get you started.

1. Some kind of white fish sashimi
2. Kumomoto oysters (very small oysters)
3. Rainbow trout with ponzu sauce
4. Raw scallops with cooked crab
5. Albacore poke
6. White salmon and King salmon nigiri
7. Tuna tartare in an avocado bowl topped with poached egg
8. Natto with some kind of strong-flavored oily fish
9. Rice block with salmon roe, small sardine (or saba?) pieces (and maybe sardine flakes embedded in the rice?)
10. Fried catfish (dessert style maki)

I think there was something with saba
Was there also another scallop dish?
Was there something with clams?

D
nature

climber
Whereverland....
Aug 21, 2010 - 05:37pm PT
Dish 1 was scallops and Geoduck.

lemme bust out the picts.

your list seems almost perfectly complete.

and dammit if I'm not hungry!
Crimpergirl

Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
Aug 21, 2010 - 05:39pm PT
Looks like such fun. Great photos, great folks, great food. A perfect trip it seems. Thanks!
nature

climber
Whereverland....
Aug 21, 2010 - 05:53pm PT
nature

climber
Whereverland....
Aug 22, 2010 - 01:55pm PT
the only way I wouldn't want to see you is if you brought that two bit hussy with a tramp stamp. The chick can just f' off!
Steve Grossman

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Aug 22, 2010 - 08:26pm PT
Elegant culinary spontaneity at its finest!
Wayno

Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
Aug 23, 2010 - 01:33am PT
I really liked Nature's new look. Kinda monk-like. I enjoyed meeting him and his presence was sublime, just as I suspected. Dave and Mari were in their element, surfing waves of sushi and sake with grace and fortitude. Steve and Mimi were bubbling with enthusiasm and how different can two people be and still complement one another so well?
Steve Grossman

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Aug 29, 2010 - 10:35pm PT
What was for lunch at the Railyard this weekend?
Peter Haan

Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
Aug 29, 2010 - 10:40pm PT
Stevie, that's "weekend".
Steve Grossman

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Aug 29, 2010 - 10:57pm PT
Thanks Peter! LOL
Ghost

climber
A long way from where I started
Topic Author's Reply - Aug 29, 2010 - 10:59pm PT
What was for lunch at the Railyard this weenend?

Lunch? LUNCH???? What kind of pansy are you? Lunch? Lunch is for people too weak to climb through their hunger. I had dirt in my eyes, dirt sifting in through every opening in my clothing, dirt in my ears, and dirt in every breath. THAT is what was for lunch.

But, dirt aside, it was a good day.

A pleasantly cool morning with good views as we headed east

Getting into that Railyard mood

When we first started exploring we thought it would be all bolts, but this one is almost all gear, and the climb I was scrubbing when I took the photo will be entirely gear.

Sorry that you couldn't make it, but taking care of our four-legged friends is more important than our own pleasure. How's puss?
Steve Grossman

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Aug 29, 2010 - 11:06pm PT
Tidbit is in the clear. Looks like your routes are too!

I hope the dessert was worth the extensive salad course! LOL
Wayno

Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
Aug 30, 2010 - 12:44am PT
I seem to remember someone talking about a Railyard Grand Opening Pig Roast. Maybe not the pig part, but roasted meat is always assumed(unless you are Nature). Although I've been there already, I have yet to climb there. Soon will I. Anyone around Tuesday?
Ghost

climber
A long way from where I started
Topic Author's Reply - Aug 30, 2010 - 01:04am PT
Anyone around Tuesday?

Call Mari
Wayno

Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
Aug 30, 2010 - 01:06am PT
Sweet. Check your email. I will call in the morning.
mooser

Trad climber
seattle
Aug 30, 2010 - 01:40am PT
Such a sweet spot!
Steve Grossman

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Sep 6, 2010 - 10:50pm PT
Ahh, but the moss is out in front again...sigh
Steve Grossman

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Jan 28, 2011 - 11:52pm PT
Bump...just cuz!
nature

climber
Boulder, CO
Nov 24, 2012 - 01:22pm PT
bump... cuz I'm heading back up in two weeks.

We need to get reservations at Mashiko - How about at the sushi bar?

Who's in? Dave, Wayno, Steve/Mimi?
Ghost

climber
A long way from where I started
Topic Author's Reply - Nov 24, 2012 - 02:21pm PT
We're probably up for it. What's your schedule?

nature

climber
Boulder, CO
Nov 24, 2012 - 02:33pm PT
fly in thursday, i have friday or saturday free, fly home sunday.
Steve Grossman

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Nov 24, 2012 - 02:39pm PT
Mimi and I vote for Saturday, if possible.
nature

climber
Boulder, CO
Nov 24, 2012 - 02:43pm PT
I'm good with Saturday - less traffic. let's get the reservation in ASAP.

Heck, maybe I'll just stay in Seattle and catch my flight the next day.
nature

climber
Boulder, CO
Nov 28, 2012 - 12:01am PT
They are closed saturday. Can you not make it Friday steve?
Darwin

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Jun 26, 2013 - 11:00am PT
The owner of bikini-barista stands and a Snohomish County sheriff’s sergeant were both charged on Tuesday with conspiracy to promote prostitution, after a months-long investigation by Everett police.
...

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2021268880_baristaraidsxml.html


Ghost

climber
A long way from where I started
Topic Author's Reply - Jun 26, 2013 - 12:00pm PT
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Jun 26, 2013 - 12:24pm PT
The owner of bikini-barista stands and a Snohomish County sheriff’s sergeant were both charged on Tuesday with conspiracy to promote prostitution, after a months-long investigation by Everett police.

Oh, you know those kinds of investigations can really drag on and on!

And now that the economy is just starting to recover what will this do to
the consumer confidence index?
Ghost

climber
A long way from where I started
Topic Author's Reply - Jun 18, 2014 - 08:49pm PT
Nature came back for another visit to the PNW. But this time (as far as I know) there was no Erotic Cabaret, just Father's Day with his father, some whale watching, and a return trip to one of our favorite places to eat. He promised he wouldn't take any pictures of the food, but I saw him sneaking at least one, so maybe he'll post it up. Sea snail sashimi, I think with mango.

I didn't take any pictures either, but here's one that didn't make it into the original story. It's him low down on the Index climb Rattletale. I think he was wearing the same hat last night.

nature

climber
Boulder, CO
Jun 19, 2014 - 07:39am PT
The conversation was so good I wasn't paying too much attention to what Hajime was pushing on us.

I do believe it was mango with the sea snails (I had to take a photo because I've never eaten snails).



Thanks again for meeting up with me, giving me a couch to surf, and for the glass of your most amazing beer.

Ghost has shared beer with me that I feel is second to none. Grossman will tell you (well, he probably won't because he wants to horde it!)


This weekend I'm off to LA to meet up with The Tacos kev - we're headed out on a shark boat to snorkel with blues and makos.
Steve Grossman

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Jun 6, 2015 - 11:34am PT
More Sharks, Cowbell and Nature please...
kev

climber
A pile of dirt.
Jun 6, 2015 - 12:07pm PT
Underwater bump for nature...

nature

climber
Boulder, CO
Jun 9, 2015 - 06:43pm PT
Sharks with cowbells


Registered to NCUPS. Crashing kevs couch in august.

heading to the PNW middle of july. hmmmm... Mashiko?
Ghost

climber
A long way from where I started
Topic Author's Reply - Jun 9, 2015 - 09:14pm PT
heading to the PNW middle of july. hmmmm... Mashiko?

Sounds like something worth doing. Keep me posted on your schedule.
Steve Grossman

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Jul 17, 2016 - 07:02pm PT
Happy 50th birthday Doug!
Ghost

climber
A long way from where I started
Topic Author's Reply - Sep 2, 2016 - 07:04pm PT
Happy 50th birthday Doug!

Damn. How did I miss that?

Fifty? No way!f Dude doesn't look much more than a day or two over forty-nine!!!

Anyway, best wishes for the next half-century Doug. Let us know if you're headed up this way again -- the non-stop erotic cabaret adventure was truly a fun time.
nature

climber
Boulder, CO
Sep 2, 2016 - 08:42pm PT
whoa! I missed this one as well!

Thanks Steve and David. I'll be headed to the PNW in the next month or so. Maybe we can Mashiko?
survival

Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
Sep 3, 2016 - 08:13am PT
Well happy day Nature!

Eat something delicious! We know you will...
Steve Grossman

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Sep 3, 2016 - 01:40pm PT
The bikini barrista shack is still there too fella.
nature

climber
Boulder, CO
Sep 20, 2017 - 07:49pm PT
I'm in Tacoma now and will be in Seattle off and on. I've no return flight planned. Have harness and shoes.

Where's my coffee?
nature

climber
Boulder, CO
Sep 20, 2017 - 08:18pm PT
Mashiko?
Steve Grossman

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Sep 20, 2017 - 09:28pm PT
You have shoes, you have truss but do you manifest the eye of Ikura?$$$$$$$$$$$
nature

climber
Boulder, CO
Sep 23, 2017 - 09:27am PT
just got an email from Ghost. We might be adding to this thread. Even if it's only for sushi.
MH2

Boulder climber
Andy Cairns
Sep 23, 2017 - 10:52am PT
+1

come up to canada



Or are there sushi secrets the gov'ment would extract?
kev

climber
A pile of dirt.
Sep 23, 2017 - 01:01pm PT
Hey Nature,

I saw a chicken last night at a wine bar and thought of you :)
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