The Man pictured above is one Ueli Steck. He is not the most physically imposing man that you’ll ever come across, but his tremendous skill at mountain climbing brings up to the Rushmore of Manly Men. In 2008 after abandoning an attempt to climb Annapurna, he returned to base camp. Days later though, Spanish climber Inaki Ochoa de Olza collapsed during an attempt up the mountain, and Ueli climbed to try and save the man’s life, though it was too late. Think about that the next time someone asks for help moving furniture and you’re too lazy to help.
Anyways, I kind of rambled on there. Moving on. In 2003 climber Christoph Hainz did a speed climb in four and a half hours, which inspired Ueli(Warning, link in Swiss). In 2007 Ueli climbed the 13,025 ft Eiger mountain in three hours and fifty four minutes. Unsatisfied and knowing he had not reached his potential, he set out to make himself leaner, faster and stronger.
After receiving criticism on his record for using the route and hooks of a previous climber, he gave the climbing world a big eff you and threw up his middle fingers(figuratively, of course, he seems to be a really nice guy). Having already shed 9 lbs from his previous climbing weight, he decided to go minimalist in an effort to beat his time. He carried some energy gels, bars, crampons, ice axes and a climbing rope up with him as his only supplies. The rope was in case of emergency only and not intended to be part of his actual climbing procedure.
So with minimal supplies, and a sure heart, he set off in 2008 to beat his already record time of Eiger, this time with a film crew. He broke his own record by over an hour and he used no one else’s route or previously existing equipment. Ueli climbed the 13,025 foot tall mountain in an astonishing 2 hours and 47 minutes. With no real safety gear or precautions. In doing so, he has shown himself as one of the manliest men of being a man. Nothing you do will ever even approach what he accomplished. Below the jump is an utterly breathtaking 4 minute HD video clip that is a promo for the upcoming film, “Swiss Machine” by Sender Films. I recommend that you watch it on full screen HD for all it’s brilliant glory.
Welcome again folks to a Danger Guerrero presents the Gally Blog Podcast featuring Danger Guerrero and some other guys presentation. This week, we talk about The Super Bowl results and our MVP’s, Troy Polamalu, the NFL lockout, next season’s predicted NFL champions, a UFC 126 wrapup, a game of Sex Act or Hackers and as always, Danger Guerrero.
I think we’ve fixed the noise settings that plagued last week’s episode, but it’s still a work in progress so bear with us. Enjoy muchachos.
[Edit: Our feed is updating so I'll post the iTunes link once that has finished.]
Below the jump is the picture we rambled on about.
Last Call isn’t just a place for sexy people, cheesecake, hot music and the best links on the Internet. No, it’s a place for all you like-minded readers and commenters to congregate and hang out. Sadly it’s gone from the place where all the cool kids hung out after school to a place in disrepair that is neglected by the cool kids who are too cool to hang out. We’ll keep doing them, but they might get scaled back at some point in the future. Let us know if you have any suggestions.
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Oatmeal: The top 10 worst types of interviewees. The New Yorker: Paul Haggis was in The Church of Scientology for 35 years. He got out and wrote a billion awesome words denouncing it. The Oatmeal: Yeah, two Oatmeal articles in one day. Deal with it. This one is on the worst types of questions to receive in a Interview. Phys Org: Admit it, you’ve always wanted to know whether snakes evolved from land lizards or ocean fairing ones. Well, now you know the rest of the story. Fan House: All of the Super Bowl ads in one convenient place. Wooo media whore mongering. Warming Glow: Ufford interview’s the owner of the lovable Lobster Dog. If you don’t know what Lobster Dog is, you can kindly remove yourself form the premises. Mmkay? Salon: It appears that people are choosing sanity over sex by taking anti-depressants which often lower ones libido. Draft Day Suit: Tired of all the rambling about the Super Bowl? Well how about some ramblings about curling? Eh? Eh? Wink wink nudge nudge. Sarah Sprague: Did you miss any of Sarah’s amazing Super Bowl recipes? Well, here they are all in one convenient location.
Butterscotch Banana Cheesecake with Raspberry Coulis:(more…)
Good evening ladies and gentlemen. Without further waiting, we present to you the debut Gally Blog Podcast. In this meandering episode, Phillip(@nonpopulist), Hugh(@THElogic) and myself talk about stuff. Mostly sports. We open with a shoutout to the mysterious @DangerGuerrero, move on to the Super Bowl, talk about Deadspin and then drift into random ramblings. We apologize for the length, but it’s our first time and we didn’t know what to expect. Enjoy and feel free to give us feedback..
P.S. I’m aware I sound like a husky 15 year old girl. No need to include that in the feedback.
Last Call isn’t just a place with the best links the Internet has to offer, sexy people and good music. No, it’s also a place to gather with like minded people and bitch about your day, rant about your favorite sports team or tell dirty jokes in the comment section. If you’re new here, welcome and stay away from the ficus. If you’ve been here before, you know the drill.
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Mashable: Why Social Media is bringing back the values of our Grandparents. Joe Posnanski: The Pro Bowl gets a bad rap a lot of the time. Joe talks about how he concurs that it doesn’t matter, but that he’ll watch it anyways. Wil Wheaton: Wil talks about why librarians are awesome, and why we should save libraries. Edmonton Journal: Apparently social networking leads to couples having sex sooner. 27bslash6: David receives terrible, terrible customer service and responds hilariously. Read Write Web: A graphical description of the Twitterverse. Phys Org: Research shows that there’s a biochemical reaction between music and emotion. Baltimore Sun: David Simon, the brilliance behind The Wire and others, responds to criticism from a top cop. Real Food For Life: Men married to smarter women live longer. Marc And Angel: 10 simple truths smart people forget. I’m assuming you assholes that read here are smart.. Playboy: It’s almost at the point where you can no longer vote for the lovely(and sweet) Shera Bechard(featured below) to be Playmate of The Year. You know, if you’re into attractive naked women or what have you.
White Chocolate Cheesecake with Cherry Gastrique:(more…)
The live blog will commence 30 minutes before the final starts, so show up here at 3AM EST when you get home from the bar for drunken, rambling tennis analysis. Then crack open a beer and enjoy the jokes
Last Call is a place to share the latest and greatest the Internet has to offer, as well as a place to converse with like minded degenerates. Enjoy
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The Oatmeal: How to make your online shopping cart much better. Or suck less. Trends Map: Are you on the Twitterz? Are you into socialogical experiments? Trends Map gives you live, real time information on who and what is trending in your city. Wonder Tonic: Haha. A real time feed of people tweeting their poops. Haha. Tweet Stats: I love this site. Love it. This page gives you graphs and charts of your tweeting. Very interesting. SB Nation: The venerable Spencer Hall gives us 43 can’t miss predictions about tonights BCS Championship game between Oregon and Auburn. Go Ducks. Houston Press: A list of the ten sexiest Texan’s. If you can make it past #7 without masturbating, you’re a far better man(or woman) than I am. Daddys Sugar Ball: Understanding Roger Goodell’s letter to the fans. Playboy: I don’t ask for much, but won’t you help out my Twitter friend, Shera Bechard, win Playmate of the Year by voting for her? It’s What I like: Possibly the sexiest, and hottest .gif of all time. Not for prudes.
Well it’s Christmas time, as you may know. One of the things that comes from this is baking. Well, I’m here to help you fellas out, and/or some of of you ladies. Well below is compiled the simplest, easiest and most complete Christmas cake of all time. It’s sure to impress your friends, family and especially that special someone in your life. It might even get you some Christmas booty. Who knows. Enjoy.
1. Sample the Johnnie Walker to check quality.
2. Take a large bowl, check the whisky again. To be sure it is the highest quality, pour one level cup and drink.
3. Repeat.
4. Turn on the electric mixer. Beat one cup of butter in a large fluffy bowl.
5. Add one teaspoon of sugar. Beat again.
6. Make sure the whisky is still OK. Try another cup.
7. Turn off the mixerer.
8. Break 2 leggs and add to the bowl and chuck in the cup of dried fruit.
9. Mix on the turner.
10. If the fried druit gets stuck in the beaterers pry it loose with a drewscriver.
11. Sample the whisky to check for tonsisticity.
12. Next, sift two cups of salt. Or something. Who giveshz a shit.
13. Check the whisky. Now sift the lemon juice and strain your nuts.
14. Add one table.
15. Add a spoon of sugar, or something. Whatever you can find.
16. Greash the oven and piss in the fridge.
17. Turn the cake tin 350 defrees.
18. Don’t forget to beat off the turner.
19. Throw the bowl out of the f**king window.
20. Check the whisky again and go to bed.
Note: This recipe is not my creation. I got it from a special someone who got it from an email thread. It is impossible to credit the originator. Anyways, enjoy.
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Right This Second-Deadmau5. This song takes a minute or three to get going and then blammo. Ham.
Linkage:
Wall Street Journal: A Holiday message from Ricky Gervais on why he’s an atheist. Sex, Cigars & Booze: Research shows that women find men in red more attractive. You know who wears a lot of red? Tiger Woods. And Santa Claus. The Frisky: 11 Movies that are randomly getting sequels in 2011. Boo, hiss to most of them. Geek Tyrant: A photographer turns his 91 year old grandmother into a superhero to cheer her up. Awesome. Film Drunk: Vince reposts his Tron Legacy review so that you can yell at him in the comment section. WWTDD: OMGZ Megan Fox is in a bikini. In Hawaii or something. I’m gonna be frank with you, she doesn’t look all that great un-makeup’d. Sure, she’s skinny with big boobs but, you know. Or maybe you don’t. Warming Glow: Ufford presents his top ten shows of 2010. Do you care? Probably not, but I do so deal with it. KSK: Yeah this post is from last Thursday. Yeah it’s a Sex and Fantasy Football advice column from an NFL satire blog. And yet, it’s fantastic. Check it and the 142 comments out.
