The Red Bulletin March 2016 - UK

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BEYOND THE ORDINARY

EYE OF THE CLIMBER

SPECTACULAR IMAGES FROM A PRO’S LENS

THE RISE OF

RZA

DRESS SMARTER

Wearable tech reaches your wardrobe

EXTREME KAYAKING

Honing worldclass skills on Yorkshire’s wild waters

Learning lessons from Wu-Tang’s grandmaster NATALIE DORMER Game of Thrones’ crafty queen gets fearless

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LOOK WU’S TALKING

How the switch from teacher to student helped RZA, the driving force of the Wu-Tang Clan, see the road ahead

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“A lot of people thought it was ridiculous that I wanted to be a singer”

PAMELA LITTKY (COVER), SONY MUSIC

This month, The Red Bulletin is full of people with unexpected talents. Professional climber Jimmy Chin wows with the incredible photos he takes during his highaltitude adventures, and RZA, fearless leader of rap royalty Wu-Tang Clan, talks about how starting from scratch in the world of film taught him surprising life lessons. The UK’s Joe Morley shows that, with a lot of dedication, Yorkshire’s waters can be the ideal training ground for an extreme kayaking world champion, and the founders of Holy Ship take over a full-size cruise liner to host a perfectly unpredictable party. Plus, we equip you with an unusual new skill of your own – see our guide to escaping a volcanic eruption. We hope you enjoy the issue.

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AT A GLANCE

LOCAL HERO

Joe Morley: an extreme kayaking ace born not on Canada’s white waters, but in the wilds of Yorkshire

GALLERY 18 GOOD SHOTS! Photos of the month

BULLEVARD 25 INSPIRATIONS Unique talents

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FEATURES 32 RZA

The Wu-Tang Clan’s main man on leadership and letting go

42 Jimmy Chin

83 ROCK THE BOAT

All aboard Holy Ship, the rave-on-thewaves where DJs play deck games with the punters and the party never stops

ITALIAN STALLION

Supercar nirvana awaits in the driving seat of the new Ferrari F12tdf – once you’ve picked up your jaw from the floor

56 Heroes of the month

Game Of Thrones’ Natalie Dormer, climbing ace Dani Arnold, stormchasing filmmaker George Kourounis, actor Ron Perlman and singer Foxes

64 Joe Morley

Britain’s homegrown king of the kayak

60 RICHIE HOPSON, IAN WITLEN, JIMMY CHIN

Capturing nature’s highs on camera

72 Holy Ship

Setting sail for three days of raving

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42 THE PERFECT STORM

Volcanoes, tornadoes and angry polar bears: all will get filmmaker George Kourounis running… for his camera THE RED BULLETIN

LOFTY AMBITIONS

Multitalented Jimmy Chin combines professional climbing and landscape photography to breathtaking effect

79 SEE IT. GET IT. DO IT. The best travel, gadgets, films, games, music, wheels, watches and events. Plus Wings for Life World Run, our cartoon, and how to survive a volcanic eruption 93 SMART CLOTHING Wear the future 98 FLASHBACK Surfing with Cleopatra

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WHO’S ON BOARD

IAN WITLEN

Sheer talent: adventure photographer Jimmy Chin

A head for heights A freeclimber dangles from a stone arch in Chad, mountaineers are camping in the Dawn Wall of El Capitan in California, a group of extreme skiers prepare to descend from Mount Everest: for Jimmy Chin, 42, situations like this are part of his daily routine. The award-winning photographer, mountaineer and filmmaker from Minnesota has climbed all 14 8,000ers without supplementary oxygen and led expeditions on four continents. He guides us through his best pictures on page 42.

IN FOCUS BEHIND THE LENS

A luxury cruise ship, 4,000 ravers, a three-day, non-stop party. Nobody knows the madness of the EDM cruise known as Holy Ship better than in-house photographer Witlen.

Set sail with him on page 72.

RICK McLAUGHLIN

Extreme kayaker Joe Morley (page 64) left a lasting impression on the sports journalist. “It’s incredible to see someone casually eat a sandwich then chuck himself off a 30ft waterfall in a tiny plastic boat,” he says.

THE RED BULLETIN AROUND THE WORLD The Red Bulletin is available in 10 countries. This is the cover of this month’s German edition, featuring actor Fahri Yardim.

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Littky gets cozy in the Camaro with RZA and writer Justin Monroe

“He took direction well” PAMELA LITTKY, PHOTOGRAPHER Accommodating to the end, RZA agreed to drive the ’67 Chevy Camaro over the Fourth Street Bridge in downtown Los Angeles for the last shot for our feature. “I had to sit in the back seat, and there were no seat belts,” says Littky. “At one point, he stopped short and I flew into his lap.”

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VIRGIN, USA PHOTOGRAPHY: BARTEK WOLINSKI The first man to pull off a tsunami backflip in competition, at Red Bull District Ride in Nuremberg in 2014, Mountain-bike freerider Szymon Godziek is a master of memorable performances. For his first appearance at Red Bull Rampage that same year, he wore only a basketball shirt, despite the risk of injury on the tough surface. He went on to finish 11th. This is Godziek trying out the 2015 Rampage course. He missed the final this time, though, after crashing in qualifying from a height of 6m.

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THE RIGHT, AUSTRALIA PHOTOGRAPHY: CALUM MACAULAY Australian big-wave surfer Mark Mathews has won more than US$400,000 in prize money and surfed the world’s most dangerous waves, including Tahiti’s mega-barrel Teahupo’o and the shark-infested waters of Ship Stern Bluff off the coast of Tasmania. But even for him, this 15m breaker off the coast of Western Australia called The Right is no easy ride. It has held him under and ruptured an eardrum, but it has also provided some of his best surfing footage.

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BLADE RUNNER QUEBEC, CANADA PHOTOGRAPHY: SEBASTIAN MARKO

The rules at Red Bull Crashed Ice, the Ice Cross Downhill World Championships, are brutally simple. Each race sees four participants hurtle down a steep ice track, featuring 90-degree turns and kickers, at up to 60kph. The quickest two move on to the next round. In the 2015/2016 season opener in Quebec (pictured), American Cameron Naasz got away from the Canadian competition and went on to win the event, much to the disappointment of the home fans.

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DEAD FUNNY

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RYAN REYNOLDS – ACTOR, FATHER, STAR OF DEADPOOL – IS LAUGHING. AT 39, A GOOD SENSE OF HUMOUR IS AN ESSENTIAL INGREDIENT IN HIS RECIPE FOR SUCCESS Willpower and discipline are synonymous. So says Canadian Ryan Reynolds, who has turned the mantra into a 25-year acting career and an estimated net worth of $45 million. Serious business. Not that he takes it seriously. Reynolds isn’t your standard A-lister, brooding and intense; Hollywood’s unlikeliest funnyman is famed as much for his rude one-liners and sharp wit as for his onscreen presence and age-defying athleticism.

This month, he exhibits that GSOH as the brutal, wisecracking Marvel antihero Deadpool – a role for which any leading man would kill, but only Reynolds was born. He’s a proper actor who likes a good joke. And, in this case, the punchline is enduring success.

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THE DUEL THE DUTCH INTERNATIONAL MIDFIELDER FACES THE BIGGEST PLAYER IN SOCIAL MEDIA. GAME ON

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ARJEN ROBBEN Dutch. Age 32. Two of the mostfeared feet in European football.

$80 million

With a salary north of €5.5m and being coveted by Europe’s top clubs, his finances are among the sport’s most solid.

MARK ZUCKERBERG American. Age 31. Facebook’s founding father, philanthropist.

NET WORTH

0 :1

$41.6 billion

A recent upsurge in mobile advertising added an extra $13bn to his fortune – that’s 160 times Robben’s entire net worth.

TRANSPORT

1 :1 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GTI HATCHBACK C’mon, Dad. The kids at school won’t believe I’m the heir to the Facebook fortune if I rock up in that every morning.

BOTH AN AUDI A5 AND AN A8 Maybe he’s a vorsprung durch technik mega-fan. Or perhaps it’s because Audi are one of the sponsors of Bayern Munich, who he joined in 2009.

LOVE LIFE HIGH-SCHOOL SWEETHEART Atypical of his sporting peers, Robben is a one-woman man, and has been since he met his wife, Bernadien Eillert, in school.

2 :1

UNIVERSITY GIRLFRIEND Equally monogamous, Zuckerberg married his girlfriend Priscilla Chan in 2012. The two have been an item since Harvard.

SOCIAL MEDIA CLOUT

2 million FACEBOOK FANS He also has a load

2:2

48 million

FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS The social network’s founder really has no excuse not to win this one.

of fake Instagram and Twitter accounts worth avoiding.

STYLE

CLASSIC TAILORING Robben foregoes the overly branded footballer uniform, opting instead for smart attire. Good on him, we say.

3:2

WEEKEND DAD Zuckerberg doesn’t let choice or fashion slow him down, opting for a T-shirt hoodie combo almost every day.

UNEXPECTED ALLY

3:3

THE POPE Robben has been truly blessed. Retired Pope Benedict is a Bayern fan. By Catholic definition, we guess that means God is, too.

CRISTIANO RONALDO With more than 100 million likes for his personal updates, he keeps fans on Zuckerberg’s side, instead of flocking to Twitter.

ATTITUDE

3:4

A DAREDEVIL “In a world that’s changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.”

DEFINING MOMENT BECOMING THE CHAMP Robben gets a goal and an assist in Bayern’s win in the 2013 Champions League final.

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4:4

GIVING IT ALL AWAY Zuckerberg has pledged to give 99 per cent of his shares to good causes. Touching or competitive philanthropy?

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UNUSUALLY HONOURABLE “I am not a player who will just sit and pick up my wages if I am not playing.”

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ONE OF A KIND FKA TWIGS SUCCESS WITHOUT COMPROMISE? THIS SINGER SHOWS IT’S POSSIBLE FKA Twigs – enigmatic performer, darling of the critics, VMA nominee – is fearless.

But that’s what comes from cutting your teeth as a backing dancer in front of riotous crowds. Indeed, it’s those difficult situations that she credits as the source of her growth as an artist. Because that’s the type of performer she is: never shy of a challenge, always pushing boundaries. Some might think that makes her weird. But, for Twigs, that’s exactly the point.

“I ENJOY CHALLENGES. I WANT PEOPLE TO SEE WHAT’S INSIDE MY HEAD RATHER THAN JUST LOOKING AT ME” THE RED BULLETIN

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“Before you marry a person, you should first make them use a computer with slow internet to see who they really are” WILL FERRELL

Come for the wipeouts and stay for the fisheye-lens shots.

Berrics is an ideology as much as a physical skatepark, created by pro skateboarders Steve Berra and Eric Koston. For a sport captured so beautifully on film, this account was the natural online evolution.

COOL HUNTING facebook.com/ coolhunting

Find esoteric gifts, gadgets and prints unlike anything on the high street. While browsing the account, you’re likely to succumb to the irresistible clickbait; underground musical remixes and NASA’s astronaut application process to name but a few highlights.

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THE FLOATING WORKSPACE SO, WHO LIKES THEIR OFFICE? WE THOUGHT NOT. ENTER COBOAT, A GREEN COWORKING CATAMARAN INVENTED BY A CREW OF SAILING FANS AND BUSINESS NOMADS

1) THIS IS ESSENTIALLY AN OFFICE ON WATER, THEN? culture

innovative “Not exactly. Coworking is a new and rtunity to work in exploding around the world: the oppo le, where you can an environment with like-minded peop creative mix, we’ve share ideas or create things. Into this it’s coworking on added one of our passions: sailing. So trip around the ture adven an want we ce, a boat. In essen internet.” oceans. But with high-speed satellite

2) WHY SHOULD THIS FLOAT

MY BOAT? “Like so many great ideas, this one was born on a beach. I was using a coworking space in Thailand, during which time I met James [Abbott], the owner of that space. While discussing a love of sailing over a beer on the sand, the idea of combining all these great things set us in motion. Who wouldn’t want to bob on the waves while working?” , SURELY? 3) A CRAZY PIPE DREAM and determined

“Not to the bubbling social community coworking enthusiasts founders. The ship is almost built, and . There’s still work board to ready are from all over the world draws ever closer.” to be done, for sure, but the launch date

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4) HAS IT ALL BEEN PLAIN SAILING?

“Like the maiden voyage of any busin ess startup, this one has been rocky. People inves ted in the project wanted results quicker than we’ve been able to deliver. Keeping everyone motiv ated is challenging, but essential. We’ve celeb rated every ounce of progress while reminding every one of the end goal. We want to make use of this experience with any future profits. We’ll ‘think outsi de the boat’ to support the development of gamechanging solutions to the world’s probl ems.”

After living and working in Sydney for 12 years, Knorr began a nomadic lifestyle, working in coworking spaces. It was only a matter of time before he combined this with his passion for the waves. coboat.org

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collaborative process, and submit to authority as he never had before.

While editing his second directorial effort, musical drama Coco, which stars rapper/singer Azealia Banks in her feature film debut, RZA sat down to explain his creative process and why evolution is necessary for greater success.

obert Fitzgerald ‘RZA’ Diggs does whatever it takes to complete an artistic endeavour. To this end, the 46-year-old producer, rapper, author, actor, director and screenwriter from Staten Island, New York, has at times had to play the role of dictator. As the mastermind behind the Wu-Tang Clan – one of the most successful and, with nine members, one of the largest groups in the history of hip-hop – he convinced other alpha males to suppress their egos, trust in his vision and fall in line behind him. The result was their classic 1993 debut, Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers).

RZA also helped launch the solo careers of members GZA, Method Man, Raekwon and Ol’ Dirty Bastard. And when individuals’ success demanded a democratisation of the group and later a tiered economic system based on popularity, he ceded a degree of control to keep the peace and assure productivity. During the recording of the Wu-Tang’s much-publicised 2015 album Once Upon A Time In Shaolin – of which only one copy was made, bought by pharmaceutical hedge-fund bad boy Martin Shkreli last year for a reported US$2 million – he didn’t tell the other members what they were working on.

Having been a leader and teacher in hip-hop for many years, RZA’s transition to film – he acted in and composed the soundtrack to Jim Jarmusch’s 1999 cult crime drama Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai, and was the writer-director of 2012 martial-arts flick The Man With The Iron Fists and its 2015 sequel – forced him to become a student, adapt to the 34

the red bulletin: You have a beautiful home in a quiet, gated community just outside LA. Do you need that kind of environment for creativity’s sake? rza: For me, it’s healthy. It’s like going in the water. You could get in the water, you could swim, but you’ve got to get out and dry off. You’ve got to relax those muscles.

All my homes are like that. If you go back east, I live in the woods, five acres, off the road. On Halloween, kids don’t come down the road, because it’s kind of scary.

You’ve got to detach yourself in order to reattach. I don’t mind going out, getting wild, crazy, zoning in, doing the Wu-Tang tours, working hard on my latest movie…

As long as I can come home, detach, turn a little fire on, sit down, I’m ready for the next day. Time is consumed by your job.

But, to me, even if a man can give himself an hour a day, he’s benefiting.

If you’re unable to physically isolate yourself from the chaos of a movie set or tour, how do you escape mentally?

Anything you can do on a macro level, you can do on a micro level. I came to a realisation, probably in the midst of being trapped in a jail cell. Even within that cell, that world, my island had to become myself. It had to become a micro island. I had to enjoy my personal self and leave everything else. I would advocate this: your first heaven is your body; your second heaven would maybe be your family, your wife and your children; and then that would extend to the rest of the family you have, then to your home, to your community, to your county, to your

“I say: JUST CREATE and don’t be attached to it” THE RED BULLETIN

RZA has written two books on the group’s philosophy: The WuTang Manual and The Tao Of Wu

“You’ve got to DETACH yourself in order to REATTACH” country. The aim is to make this whole world a heaven, but it starts with yourself. Here’s an example for you: I got to the airport late for a first-class flight to Hong Kong and they’d given up my seat.

The only seat remaining was a middle seat in between two people, and one person had a little weight on them. If I wanted to get there on time for this gig, I had to take this seat. I had to sit there and just leave [my body] because, for the first 20 minutes, there was no way I could get comfortable. I couldn’t go to sleep; I was already tired. I was like, “Man, I’ve just got to zone in, go into my mind, make a movie in there.”

How have you brought that approach to the film set?

When I did Iron Fists, there was a lot of confusion going on. Eighty per cent of my crew didn’t speak English, and I was bringing in some of the biggest players from Hollywood: Quentin Tarantino, Russell Crowe, Lucy Liu, Daniel Wu, Eli Roth. You’ve got all these people on set and I’m the man who has to guide it.

Some of the talent weren’t used to how they work [in China]. When I yelled “Cut”, 10 [crew members] would come up and start doing all kinds of things.

I recall Russell saying, “Get away from me!” I had to tell him, “No, bro. You’ve got to just close your eyes and relax. This is what they do. This is part of the process.

Like a massage, almost. You’ve got to just let them lead it.” So that’s the sense of finding the creativity in chaos, organising chaos. I like to say that Wu-Tang seemed chaotic, but there was a common thread to it. I can apply that to film. Of course, it’s not as easy… it’s collaborative.

In the Wu, you’re known as the abbot, the teacher and the leader. In film, you had to be a student and defer to others.

How do you balance those two roles?

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In addition to his film credits, RZA has had roles in the US TV series Californication and Gang Related

RZA has been the driving force behind the Wu-Tang Clan since the group’s inception in 1992

listener is a good learner. Popa Wu was one of the older brothers. There was something they gave us when we were young, called ‘The Art of Listening’. It had seven precepts and concepts that you should practise and learn. One of them was to let another man’s wisdom prevail if your wisdom is not strong in that field. I read that when I was probably 16 years old, and I took it as fact. I still tell my son the same thing: there’s always someone among you who’s the best.

At any given moment, you could be the student, and at any given moment, you could be the teacher… The wise man, if he’s wise, is going to detect the wisdom.

You’ve got to take heed. I’ve been fortunate to have great people give me wisdom in the film world. In music, I had to almost make up the path, but in film it’s been paved by a lot of great minds.

I was fortunate to be on the set of Kill Bill [Vol 1] and watch how Quentin Tarantino works, how the set works. When I did American Gangster [he played the part of New York detective Moses Jones], Ridley Scott displayed to me what I coined “multi-vision”: multiple cameras running at the same time, yet he’s conscious of what each camera is doing – even more so than the people who were watching the monitors.

How difficult was it to accept someone’s artistic authority over you?

Some lessons are hard lessons. When I was the composer on Kill Bill, that was the first time in music that somebody told me what I [produced] wasn’t [good enough]. Quentin was like, “Nah, Bobby.

I don’t think so.” So I tried it again. Twice.

“Nah, that’s not it.” I was discouraged.

I didn’t know what the f--k he wanted.

But I came in the next day with a little foundation that I’d started at home, and I continued building on it. Quentin’s editing room was maybe two doors down [the corridor], but he could still hear the music, and he busted in. “That’s it!

THE TAO OF TINSELTOWN

RZA’s path from soundtrack composer to film director 1999 Filmmaker Jim Jarmusch hunts down RZA and asks him to compose the soundtrack for Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai. RZA also has a cameo role where he delivers a single line: “Ghost dog, power, equality.”

2003

While serving as music supervisor for Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill: Vol 1, RZA asks the director to be his mentor. Spends a month with Tarantino on the Kill Bill set in Beijing and takes copious notes on directing.

2004 Teams up with Jarmusch again for a bigger scene in Coffee And Cigarettes. Shares the screen with Bill Murray and fellow Wu-Tang member GZA, sipping herbal tea.

2004 Composes music for Blade: Trinity. Not yet ready to conduct an orchestra, he works with Ramin Djawadi (who went on to write music for Batman Begins, Iron Man and Game Of Thrones). The experience inspires RZA to improve his music-reading skills and become a conductor.

2007

Plays a police detective who helps take down drug kingpin Frank Lucas (played by Denzel Washington) in Ridley Scott’s real-life crime flick American Gangster. RZA shows off his acting ability – and his Wu tattoo – in scenes with Russell Crowe.

2012 Joins the cast of US TV show Californication as charismatic rapper turned actor Samurai Apocalypse, who hires David Duchovny’s Hank Moody for a vanity film project based on Beverly Hills Cop.

2012 With Tarantino’s blessing and Eli Roth’s screenwriting help, RZA writes, directs and stars in his first feature, kung-fu epic The Man With The Iron Fists, with Russell Crowe and Lucy Liu.

2014

“A point came when I realised I didn’t have to win at creating art.

I HAD TO CREATE”

Shows menace as a dangerous drug kingpin opposite Paul Walker in Brick Mansions, a remake of the 2004 parkour-filled French film District 13.

It is the last film completed by Walker before his tragic death.

2016 RZA’s second directorial effort, New York-set musical Coco, starring rapper Azealia Banks, is out in March.

2016 Begins filming the action thriller Breakout, his third project as director.

Its plot revolves around an attempt to bust a young photographer, falsely imprisoned for drug trafficking, out of a prison in Bangladesh.

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“CREATIVE SUCCESS IS COMPLETION. You’ve got to complete the task” Keep going in that direction!” That’s when I realised – he’s the director and he knows what he wants; I’m here to facilitate his vision. Hopefully our vision as artists is the same, but if not, I have to be willing to sacrifice my vision, because at the end of the day, it’s going to say “Directed by Quentin Tarantino” in the credits. That was one of my first lessons in submitting to authority. You have to accept the fact that it’s all about what’s best for the film, and you have to give your all to improving it.

How did your experiences as a member of the Wu-Tang Clan prepare you for your role as film director?

I’ve been blessed working with Wu-Tang for so many years, with all the different personalities and all the different ways I had to find solutions to get what we needed. So many big egos, not a bunch of followers. So, no matter what situation I get in, I’m able to find my zone. And what that means is, I’m not the star on the field every time. That’s something I’m able to accept in the film world and the music world. My experience with Wu-Tang has been beneficial to learning how to talk about and translate different ideas to people at a high level.

RZA has a personalised tattoo of the group’s iconic logo, designed by longtime Wu-Tang DJ and producer Mathematics

How did that come into play on the set while directing Azealia Banks in your new film, Coco?

Azealia is looked at as a badass right now, but she really submitted herself to this role. She has a vulnerability that she hides, and I thought that I could get it out in the film. I think I did that. Being an artist, I know the things that make us excited. I used that philosophy – I’m not going to say it was trick knowledge, but that kind of psychology. I know that we do what we do because we appreciate the attention we get for doing it. You could make all the records you want, but there is no bigger medium of appreciation than the movie. When I was working with Azealia on Coco, I said to her, “Everything you give me is money in the bank.” That’s my slang to her. “Everything you give to me, it’s just putting more money in this

bank, and I’m going to make it worth something for you.” She trusted me.

The talent has got to trust you.

Speaking of trust, when you were recording the secret Wu-Tang album Once Upon A Time In Shaolin, neither the other members nor affiliated artists were told what they were working on. Why? A few people have voiced opinions as if they were deceived, and I could understand that. But, on the business side, you were compensated for your time and for your work. Whatever we were going to do with it really was not your concern. I wish I didn’t have to do it that way, but I had to because, especially in the last 10 years, look how much information comes out [prematurely].

They destroyed 8 Diagrams before the fans even had a chance to hear it [Raekwon and Ghostface Killah were publicly critical of the Wu-Tang Clan’s 2007 album prior to its release], so when you hear it, you’re already biased.

Why would I take a risk like that [again]?

I’m not taking a risk like that.

You’re an accomplished chess player and have a Zen approach to winning and losing chess games. Are you equally Zen when it comes to your creative work?

Creativity and art is actually not a game that’s played to win. In the beginning, I was playing to win. Protect Ya Neck – it doesn’t get any clearer than that. But a point came when I realised I didn’t have to win when creating art. I had to create.

And I had that revelation before I got to Hollywood. In creativity, I don’t think there are any bad decisions. You never know who the creation will inspire, or where it’s going to end up. Even a stupid movie you may never watch, like Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes or whatever, has something in it for that viewer. Tarantino helped me discover that. I say: just create and don’t be attached to it.

So, what would be your definition of creative success?

To me, creative success is completion.

You’ve got to complete the task. Of course, if we have lucrative success, that means you could always do it again. Critical success means your peers actually respected all the work you put into that sh-t. When your critics say, “That was a great piece of art and it moved the community,” that’s big. I would choose something lucrative over praise, because it’s a business. But I’d choose completion over money.

Twitter: @RZA

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A DAY OFF IN THE HIMALAYAS “I took this photograph while on an expedition with fellow American Stephen Koch, the first man to snowboard on all Seven Summits.

THE BIG PICTURE

We were the only team on Everest in the monsoon season and we wanted to descend the North Face on skis and snowboards. We spent one of our days off on the Rongbuk Glacier and did some climbing around its edges.”

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A NATURAL WONDER IN CHAD “This photo was taken when I was on the Ennedi Plateau in Chad with James Pearson and Mark Synnott, climbers from the UK and the US respectively.

After five days of driving our Jeep along unpaved roads, we came across this stone arch. It was one of the most beautiful I’ve ever seen, and I’m happy that I managed to document its first ascent

by James and Mark.”

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NORTHERN LIGHTS AT LAKE LOUISE “My good friend Chris Jerard is a writer and photographer for Freeskier magazine.

We’d been part of the same long shoot and really just wanted to get into our tents and sleep. Then, suddenly, the sky above Lake Louise was gleaming with the Northern Lights. We just sat and took photo after photo until it got light.”

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FREECLIMBING IN YOSEMITE “Freeclimbers Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson have practised for years on the Dawn Wall of El Capitan in the Yosemite National Park.

I had the opportunity to spend a couple of days with them on the wall and take photos.

I took this shot early one morning as they were getting ready to practise.�

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A SKI TRIP ON EVEREST “I’d been dreaming for years of skiing down Everest. Unlike everyone else, we only made our ascent after the monsoon rains, so there would be more snow.

Mentally, it was one of the toughest experiences in my life, because I’d already failed on Everest once before and had almost died in an avalanche. But I conquered my fears and, on October 18, 2006, there I was at the summit with American extreme skiing pioneers Rob and Kit DesLauriers.

Here, we see them about 20m from the peak, looking forward to the descent.”

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TOUGH NUTS IN OMAN “In 2012, I joined American professional climbers Alex Honnold and Mark Synnott in circumnavigating the Musandam peninsula in Oman on a sailing boat.

We made many first ascents on the pristine islands there.

This picture shows Alex on one of the superb rocks – he’d give us no peace until we climbed them.”

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is a bit like intelligence: we all think we have it in abundance. It’s only when you meet someone like 42-year-old Jimmy Chin that you’re forced to reconsider. The Minnesota native is one of the world’s most gifted outdoor photographers and film directors. He’s also a professional climber, having made numerous first ascents and conquered all the 8,000ers (Earth’s 14 mountains that exceed 8,000m in height) without supplementary oxygen.

In addition to this, Chin’s a pretty good skier and was one of the first Americans to ski from the summit of Everest back down into the valley.

And yet he remains modest. “What’s my greatest talent? Bringing talented people together,” says Chin. “That ability is just as important when making films as it is when climbing mountains, because a team is stronger than the sum of its parts.”

So, that’s the way Chin – a man who by comparison makes our lives seem boring – works, but what

about his thought process? “Always think outside the box,” he says.

Chin looks for inspiration from other sports to become a better climber, and by keeping an eye on the work of artists and other photographers – whether in the field of war or in fashion – he constantly strives to reinvent himself behind the lens.

Is there anything this man can’t do? “I’m not as good a surfer as I’d like to be,” he says. Somehow it’s hard to imagine Chin being clumsy.

There’s that modesty again. jimmychin.com

SLOWING DOWN IN THE BUGABOOS “This is when I was with American extreme mountaineer Conrad Anker in the Bugaboos Provincial Park in British Columbia.

I photographed him freeclimbing Pigeon Spire solo on a day off. Yes, this is what a day off looks like for Conrad.”

JIMMY CHIN is a former Red Bull Illume finalist.

Check out his views on mobile photography and the world’s greatest action and adventure sports photography contest on redbullillume.com. The submissions for the 2016 contest close on March 31.

Take your shot!

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“WHAT DOESN’T KILL YOU MAKES YOU STRONGER” NATALIE DORMER The Game Of Thrones star, who

plays the lead in new horror film The Forest, knows how to turn fear to her advantage

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when it comes to sheer terror, I’ve never been so scared as when I jumped out of a plane a couple of years ago.

What made you do that?

A broken heart. I was grieving for a lost love and feeling jaded. I had to confront my inner demons, so I did a parachute jump. I tried to shock myself into waking up and feeling what life was all about again. One of the twin sisters I play in The Forest does something very similar.

How did it feel?

You fly to a height of more than 3,000m, stare down

hoping to do the same again in April, if my schedule allows.

If I do, it will be for ChildLine, which offers free advice to young people in need.

But you can’t run a marathon or do a parachute jump every time you’re in need of a new challenge…

Work is still the biggest challenge. If you pick the right role, you’re forced to grow.

You have to raise the bar a bit higher every time. That’s still true of Game Of Thrones, even though I’ve been playing the part for five years. The show’s creators uproot your character every season, throwing you into a brand new scenario.

Life also offers you challenges you can’t plan for. For example,

“I ALWAYS LOOK FOR SOMETHING I’M SCARED OF – IT’S THE ONLY WAY TO GROW. IT’S HEALTHY TO LEAVE YOUR COMFORT ZONE” and see everything getting smaller: the houses, the trees, the patchwork fields. As the tension increases, so does your self-doubt. What am I doing here? Why am I putting myself through this? Then comes the sheer visceral terror when you jump out of the plane. You’re in the moment, the wind is hitting you and you’re spinning. Then comes the calmness of the parachute opening, and you have that moment of catharsis and

morning and getting up to go jogging for two hours before work. But marathon running is about preparation, discipline and sacrifice. Motivation is a very important factor, too.

I did my run for a good cause, a children’s charity. There were people who had pinned their hopes on me and I didn’t want to let them down.

What time did you run?

I did it in three hours and 50 minutes, which is pretty good for a first marathon. I’m

I was bullied in school. And after you’ve been through those lows, it makes you more grateful when things are going well. It may be a cliché, but, in my experience, it’s true that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Even when you get broken, ultimately you’ll be stronger when you get back on your feet.

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hether she’s shining as scheming queen Margaery Tyrell in Game Of Thrones, acting the rebel in The Hunger Games or winning awards for her manipulative Anne Boleyn in TV hit The Tudors, Natalie Dormer has proved herself a memorable addition to any cast. So, after more than a decade on screens big and small, it’s surprising that new horror flick The Forest marks her first lead role. The prospect was daunting – but that, it turns out, was precisely its appeal. Here, the Berkshireborn actress opens up about facing her fears, taking on physical challenges, and her belief that it’s the worst experiences in life that can help you the most.

exhilaration. I learnt a great deal about myself that day.

Does that mean you would do it again?

No, I don’t think so. But I like a challenge – it’s an important part of my personality. If I’m afraid of something, that’s an extra reason to do it, whether it’s jumping out of a plane, running a marathon, or five weeks shooting a horror film where I’m in practically every scene. I always look for something I’m scared of – it’s the only way to grow. It’s healthy to leave your comfort zone every now and again.

What tips do you have for budding marathon runners?

It’s hard enough hearing your alarm go off at five in the

Natalie Dormer, 34, swears by the invigorating effect of near-death experiences

For Arnold, 31, mental strength is key in mountaineering.

“First, you have to strengthen your mind,” he says. “That spurs your body on”

“SELF-CRITICISM IS YOUR BEST FRIEND” DANI ARNOLD Whether it’s ascending the fiercest

peaks in record times or reaching career goals, the Swiss climber knows the route to the top

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aving scaled the north face of the Matterhorn in an hour and 46 minutes (rather than the 12 hours it normally takes experienced climbers), the Eiger’s north face in two hours and 28 minutes (instead of six to 12 hours), and the extremely tough Crack Baby ice-climbing route in his native Switzerland in an incredible 27 minutes (usually five hours), Dani Arnold is one of the world’s fastest extreme mountaineers.

The 31-year-old says it’s more about mental fitness than physical: “First, you have to get your mind in shape, then your body follows.” the red bulletin: You climbed the Matterhorn in 106 minutes with only two ice picks and very little climbing equipment.

What makes you so much faster than other experienced mountaineers? dani arnold: My head.

Climbing is all in the mind. It’s about being fully conscious in the here and now, not getting distracted by anything and staying totally focused.

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But isn’t mountaineering all about building up your muscles and fitness levels?

Of course, strong muscles make you good at what you do. But a strong head makes you very good. You have to start out by strengthening your mind. That will spur your body on.

There are many ways to give your muscles a workout, but how do you go about exercising your mind?

I have my own strategy for that. I do it with an honest and critical examination of my performance.

Only then can you be selfconfident, and self-confidence means mental strength.

It’s painful confronting your own limitations.

You always have to be brutally honest with yourself. That also means acknowledging your own weaknesses and limitations, too, and then working on them.

How do you do that?

You can only acquire mental strength by consistently increasing the demands you make on your psyche.

Come again?

I start off with short, simple routes and work my way up until I know it’s going to work.

That way, you build up your mental strength.

there’s no place for doubt or weakness. He who doubts makes no progress.

But at the start of your ascent of the Matterhorn, you thought of stopping.

Was that a question of you not possessing enough mental strength?

Not in the least. I know my abilities and never have any doubt in them. But there are some things that are beyond your control. Sadly, the first part of the route led over a snowy flank and I sank too deep into the snow. I was afraid the conditions on the peak wouldn’t be suitable.

I even briefly thought about calling it off. But then I didn’t want to give up that easily.

“IF YOU HAVE A TOUGH PROJECT, THERE’S NO PLACE FOR DOUBT OR WEAKNESS. HE WHO DOUBTS MAKES NO PROGRESS” You get stronger through self-criticism?

Absolutely! Self-criticism is your best friend.

But surely self-criticism is bound up with self-doubt, so you’re actually focusing on your weaknesses, not on your strengths?

On the contrary. You get to know yourself and your own limits. You have to switch off doubts and weaknesses. But you have to be aware of them before you can turn them off.

And that strength then turns you into a world recordbreaking climber?

It will help you along in all areas, whether that’s climbing or your career. In a nutshell, it’s all about overcoming your doubts and weaknesses through repetition and increasing the demands you make of yourself for as long as you have to until you’re ready. Because if you want to pull off a tough project, like climbing the Matterhorn,

You climb without safety equipment. Do you like risk?

Risk is part of success. There are dreams and visions it’s worth taking a little more of a chance for. I’m willing to take big risks, but only if external conditions, such as the weather, are 100 per cent right and I’m well prepared.

Aren’t you ever afraid?

Not of failure, no.

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“I CONQUER FEAR WITH CURIOSITY” GEORGE KOUROUNIS The Canadian documentary filmmaker chases tornadoes and got married on an active volcano. Unsurprisingly, he has a tried-and-trusted method of beating phobias

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or George Kourounis, great weather starts at a force-10 gale – which is a stroke of luck, as his job as a documentary filmmaker takes him from one extreme situation to another. For his long-running TV series Angry Planet, Kourounis films tornadoes and wild animals, and climbs into the deepest, darkest caves on Earth. The 45-year-old Canadian knows the precise definition of fear.

Fortunately for him, he also knows how to overcome it. the red bulletin: When we first tried to do this interview, you were busy chasing Tropical Storm Erika. The cyclone raged across the Atlantic Ocean and wreaked large-scale destruction. Why do you seek out danger? george kourounis: I didn’t find it that time – Tropical Storm Erika broke up. Which was disappointing. No, but seriously, it’s not about danger for me. I chase storms because I revere them. Plus, it’s not as dangerous when you know what you’re doing.

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Do you still get scared?

Yes, of course I do.

How to do manage to take the risks you do?

Fear keeps me on my toes.

Without it, you feel too sure of yourself and end up making mistakes. I embrace fear.

Doesn’t it have a paralysing effect on you?

Fear is in the mind and you have to counteract it, ideally with curiosity.

Can you give us an example of how you counteract it?

OK, let’s take the fear of snakes… Keep looking until

you have to learn everything about your fear, so that you’re able to control it.

When was the last time this method helped you in your filmmaking?

Recently, I shot a film about polar bears and we were sitting in the tundra, about 20m from a male. Male polar bears have a reputation for being very aggressive, by the way. So I had sought out every conceivable piece of information about these fascinating animals. A friend, who I’ll call the bear whisperer, had taught me how to behave in order to survive.

So fear didn’t control you?

It can’t. As soon as a polar

What can we take from that if we don’t hang around polar bears? Do the same rules apply to, say, a strong fear of public speaking?

It’s the same trick, but swap curiosity for enthusiasm.

After all, when you’re invited to speak on a subject, it’s normally one that you’re very partial to. You have to infect the audience with your enthusiasm. If that doesn’t work first time around, don’t worry. Practice makes perfect.

Do you ever worry that people might emulate you and injure themselves?

I can’t stop people copying me. Everyone has to work out the meaning of life for

“IF THE POLAR BEAR WAVERS, GO ONE OR TWO STEPS CLOSER TO HIM AND GROWL. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES RUN AWAY” you come across something about snakes that you find interesting, such as their smooth skin, their bite, whatever. Then gather as much information as you can about that aspect of snakes and about snakes in general.

Your curiosity has to surpass your fear, and that’s exactly what happens when you research anything thoroughly.

I guarantee it. People are only afraid of things they don’t know about, which is why

bear notices you, it’s all about timing. If you’re sure that the bear is wavering, take one or two steps towards him and growl. Then stand your ground. And then repeat the process. By doing this, you’re showing the bear that you are dominant. Under no circumstances should you yourself waver, turn around or run away altogether. If you go for that course of action, the polar bear will attack straight away.

themselves. Mine is to travel around the most extreme locations in the world, to come face to face with the wildest animals and to chase the most dangerous storms, and document it all.

Maybe that’s my lesson: that wonderful things happen when you do something uncomfortable. That’s when life starts to get interesting.

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Not your average wedding suit: Kourounis wears this protective clothing when braving active volcanoes

Filmgoers will see Perlman, 65, this year in wizard flick Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them and sports drama The Bleeder

“YOU ARE WHAT YOU DO” RON PERLMAN Hollywood’s nicest bad guy

is only happy when he’s acting. But he thinks we should all become authors

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he red bulletin: What’s the secret of an enduring acting career? ron perlman: The most testing part isn’t the time you spend working, it’s the time you spend not working.

We would have expected you to say the opposite.

The real peace in my life has always come when I’ve been given a creative puzzle to solve. No matter what else is going on at the time, whether I am having personal difficulties or money problems, as long as I have something creative to do, I’m OK. It’s an addiction.

Why do you think that makes you happy?

It engages me. It defines me. It gives me a purpose and makes me feel like I’m contributing, which I think is a very male quality. If you don’t feel that you’re contributing, you start to feel useless.

So how do you cope with the testing times when you’re not working?

I kept having these frustrating phases, gaps between work that would often last for years at a time.

Then, when I was 50, it suddenly all blew up. That was 15 years ago and since then everything’s gone well.

I was at the point of selling my house, then the phone rang and it was Jean-Jacques Annaud on the other end, saying, “Hey, let’s make Enemy At The Gates!”

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your looks more than the average man?

I don’t spend a lot of time thinking about my face. I spend a lot of time running away from what I think about my face. The only good thing you can say about my face is that it gets me mistaken for Tom Waits a lot. He’s such a hero of mine, it’s worth being this awkward-looking just to hear that once in a while.

You’ve written a memoir titled Easy Street (The Hard Way). It’s pretty candid...

I actually feel as though everybody, when they get to their mid-60s, should write a memoir, whether you’re famous or not. It’s a very therapeutic thing to do. That book will basically force you to think about your life.

You’ll realise what you’ve made of yourself, where you started, where you are now, and whether you’ll be leaving the world in a better state than you found it in.

It also ensures you know what you believe in: “Yeah, this is what I feel. This is what I stand for. This is who I am.” And you should do everything in your power to have the f--king balls to stand by it, otherwise you become like everybody else. If you just follow the tide, you have no right to complain. By articulating all these things, I got a clarity about where I want to go in whatever time the good Lord gives me from here on out.

Holger Potye (This conversation took place at the Monte Carlo TV Festival.) twitter.com/perlmutations

Foxes, 26: the salon’s loss is pop music’s gain

“DON’T BE AFRAID TO QUIT” FOXES The pop star would be a beauty therapist today if a phone call hadn’t changed her life.

Follow your dreams, whatever the risk, she says the red bulletin: Is it true that you have a telephone call to thank for your music career? foxes: In a way, yes. I grew up in a small town and a lot of people thought it was ridiculous that I wanted to be a singer.

The day before I started my training to be a beauty therapist, my sister rang to make an intervention. “Don’t be stupid,” she said to me. “Your thing is music! Come and stay with me in London and give it a shot.” So I did.

Now you’re a Grammy-winning pop star. But weren’t you afraid to leave home at 18, risking everything for a dream?

I was. But that was silly. If you can’t see a positive in the future of what you’re doing, don’t be afraid to quit and move on. Pursue your dreams, even if that means risking failure.

Isn’t that easy to say in your current position?

No. Stability only brings a certain type of happiness. You have to follow your passion or you’ll regret it forever. Florian Obkircher Foxes’ new album, All I Need, is out now on Sony; iamfoxes.com

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THE YORKSHIRE DALES MIGHT NOT SEEM THE IDEAL BREEDING GROUND FOR A CHAMPION WHITE WATER KAYAKER, BUT JOE MORLEY IS PROOF THAT A SOLID STRATEGY BRINGS RESULTS WORDS: RIC M c LAUGHLIN PHOTOGRAPHY: RICHIE HOPSON

Two-times Extreme Kayak World Champion Joe Morley tackles the River Swale.

“Finding white water in Yorkshire is a bit of an art form,” he says

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“The Swale is a fairly short section,” he says, “but it has seven rapids and waterfalls.

It’s pretty special”

Morley, back on home soil. “It’s Yorkshire that turned me into the kayaker I am today,” he says

Morley treks down the riverbank from his car to the waters of the Swale, armed with his Lettmann kayak and paddle

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ou don’t need to be a kayaking expert to know that Yorkshire doesn’t get a look-in when it comes to the world’s best white water locations. The ferocious rivers of the US, Canada and South America dwarf the best rocky rides England has to offer. What’s far more surprising is that it’s on the comparatively tame waters of northern England that Joe Morley has honed the skills to beat those who have grown up with kayaking hotspots on their doorstep.

The 26-year-old from Leeds is a two-time Extreme Kayak World Champion and, these days, regularly helicopters into the remote wilds of New Zealand and Chile. The only reason Morley’s international paddler pals have heard of his home are the ‘Yorkshire!’ stickers he’s proudly plastered on numerous helmets.

His countless international successes are the perfect illustration of resourcefulness triumphing over resources, proof that attitude can be more important than assets. By understanding the approach Morley took to realise his goal – being the best in the world at battling tumultuous white water armed only with a kayak and a paddle – we can all gain the inspiration to achieve our own.

“I was always aware I was at a disadvantage, coming from Yorkshire,” he says. “Big time. Some of the paddlers I admire most grew up on the banks of the Kaituna River in New Zealand. It’s the perfect training ground, with multiple waterfalls that flow every day of the year.” Meanwhile, Morley was stuck in a Leeds classroom. “I was getting my dad to drive me an hour through the centre of Bradford after

school to paddle on a barely moving stretch of dirty water,” he says. “It was always going to be tough.

Luckily, I’m happy to take on a challenge.”

This attitude is clear when you meet Morley.

Standing more than 6ft tall, his arms swelled by hours of paddling, he’s physically imposing, but also affable and calmly determined. “I’ve always just taken it one step at a time,” he says. “When I started out, my only aim was to be better than my old man.

Then I wanted to be better than the older boys – I’ve always just strived to be better than the guy in front of me. It’s good to dream of being a world-beater from day one, but the best way to go about it is by setting short-term goals. I could see the big names in the magazines and films living the life that I wanted, so I looked at the steps I’d need to take to get there.

You’ve just got to keep on keeping on.”

Today, Morley is back on home waters, returning to the virtually unknown spots that were his early kayaking haunts. The further into the north Yorkshire countryside you venture, the further back in time you seem to slip. The area is all deserted hillsides lined with grey stone walls and tiny, sleepy villages. A sport as visceral and spectacular as white water kayaking, where competitors shoot through razor sharp canyons atop frothing, angry water, feels a million miles away.

“It’s Yorkshire that turned me into the kayaker I am today,” says Morley, unfastening his Lettmann kayak from the roof of his car in the small village of Keld on the River Swale. He first discovered this stretch of the river while in his early teens, when he was on his way to becoming a top-flight slalom racer. After being named first reserve for the GB kayak slalom team at the London 2012 Olympics, Morley made the move to the more extreme world of white water kayaking.

Where slalom has a focus on competition, with the aim of shaving 10ths of seconds off finishing times, white water is all about the ride. Contests such as Adidas Sickline, held in Ötztal, Austria, serve up ferocious rivers aimed at proving the mettle of the paddlers competing. It’s here on the Swale that Morley identified the first step in reaching worldclass level: making good use of what you’ve got.

“The Swale might not compare to white water in other countries,” he says, “but you can learn things here that apply everywhere. There are big drops, and the calm waters leading to them make for a perfect run-in. You can really pick and choose your line.”

Honing confidence in his own decision-making can make all the difference when faced with the mile-wide waters of the mighty White Nile or the crocodile-infested flats of the Zambezi, and Morley has used the length of the Yorkshire river to his advantage, too. The Swale is calm, almost motionless in places, but within a few feet it can 69

Finding white water in Yorkshire takes planning, says Morley. “If you’re a two-hour drive away, things can change completely by the time you get there”

drop from 9m-high rock faces strewn with hidden knuckles and edges. A full run of this section can take 20 minutes, and with a shuttle driver Morley can get as many as nine runs in a day, working on his lines and fine-tuning his technique.

“For a lot of the runs we do in New Zealand, you’ve got to fly in by helicopter or you’ll be walking for 12 hours,” he says. “Footpaths are a luxury. It’s just rivers and wilderness on both sides. The Swale is a fairly short section, but it has seven rapids and waterfalls. That’s pretty special.”

Morley deftly flicks up the heavy kayak from the ground onto one knee and then onto his shoulder in one practised movement, before clambering up a rock face. This drop is typical of the larger Yorkshire obstacles he trains on: it’s technical, requires extreme levels of precision and isn’t for the faint-hearted. An overhanging cliff face leans into his planned trajectory, meaning a bobble in either direction could send him either straight into it or onto a jagged outcrop of rock on the opposite side.

The low water levels make this ride the kayaking equivalent of a tightrope walk.

Morley sends it. The boat accelerates downward fast, its pilot leaning forward with his paddle tucked to one side. He hits a knuckle halfway down and the boat momentarily breaks free of the spray, becoming airborne before plunging bow-first into the watery mist at the base of the cliff. Morley disappears from view. The striped base of the kayak is briefly visible before he rights himself all too close to the rock ledge he’s just narrowly avoided.

Yorkshire may not be a hallowed kayaking ground, but this is far from child’s play.

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t home in Nottingham the following morning, Morley flicks excitedly between weather sites on his laptop and phone as he eats his porridge. In New Zealand, a helicopter ride into the hills – with the guarantee of white water – is only a phone call away. But here, he has to work hard to get the most from a day’s paddling.

Morley learnt early on that when you don’t have the best resources at your disposal, research is everything.

“Finding white water in Yorkshire is a bit of an art form,” he says. “There’s heaps of water-watching involved. Websites and apps have sensors connected to the river to give you an idea of the levels. But if you’re a two-hour drive away, things can change completely by the time you get there. You have to be an expert on time frames.”

All the effort involved results in an even greater appreciation of his native waters. “A good run down one of the Yorkshire rivers is much more rewarding than, say, paddling down one in Austria, because you’ve really worked hard for it,” he says.

But there’s no need for concern about the local weather today – Morley has an appointment with a reservoir, illustrating another important step on his path to success: innovation.

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The stained concrete walls of Thruscross Reservoir tower high above a busy car park as brightly hued kayaks begin to emerge from vans and motorhomes.

The water is vented from the reservoir, turning the small winding river at its base into a rampant, swollen white water run. This annual release of water has become an essential date on many a Yorkshire kayaker’s calendar, but it wasn’t always so. A determined Morley and his kayaking dad made this their own personal training spot so that Morley’s progression didn’t stop when the rain did. “Years back, my dad got in with the guy who had the key to the dam,” he says. “We’d go in these tunnels and corridors beneath it and turn this big manual wheel to release the water. We were almost left in charge.”

Neoprene-clad boaters slide onto the reservoir’s surface and flick handfuls of bitterly cold water at their faces to acclimatise themselves. Morley expertly blasts a cloud of vapour into the air and grins. “It’s great being back here.” His skills on the inky-black surface are obvious; while others capsize and thrash around, he glides through the water with the minimum of movement, any change of direction stemming from his hips combined with fleeting, deft dabs of his paddle’s blades.

“In the big contests, a lot of international paddlers get stuck in these stoppers because they’re not used to them,” he says, pointing towards a submerged log that is forcing paddlers to one side, many of them capsizing in the process. By contrast, Morley, with his bow pointing upstream, has been eerily stationary for minutes. These holds are something that he and his dad built into the course over several years, painstakingly lugging logs and boulders into the water to alter the flow and create the perfect training ground. This is the sort of dedication and hard graft that marks out a champion.

Morley is packing up. He’s about to return to what constitutes normal life these days: six months of globetrotting, with multi-day kayaking trips on some of the world’s fiercest rivers combined with demonstrating his skills in international contests.

But the foundations of those skills were built on cold mornings like this, on quiet Yorkshire waterways.

And no matter how many exotic locations Morley visits, he won’t forget that. “It’s sweet to think I’ve made it this far having had a bit of a handicap,” he says. “It just shows that anything can be done with the right support, ambition and hard work.” facebook.com/joe.morley.9

“IT’S SWEET TO THINK I’VE MADE IT THIS FAR HAVING A BIT OF A HANDICAP”

“Fatboy Slim opened the festival with a set studded with hits including Praise You as the ship sailed out from Miami�

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Each w i nte r, th e cruise s hip M SC Di vina is transfo r m e d fo r a three- day floati n g rave, wh e re 4,000 p a r t yg o e rs go w ild in swi mwear an d an imal cost um es, a n d star DJs co m pete i n a sack race with th e i r fa n s. Ian W itlen, in- ho u se p h otog rap h e r for the H o l y S h ip festival, explai n s why p arty in g on the hi g h sea s is even mo re f un than on d r y lan d

MAN THE DECKS!

“After arriving in the Bahamas, the ravers are taken by ferry to the beach party”

“You can either dance or splash around in one of 12 whirlpools (below) as the duo Galantis (above) play. Holy Ship makes both possible”

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he brochure for the MSC Divina describes it as a familyoriented cruise ship with waterparks and spa rooms.

Each week, this 330m-long, 18-deck-tall colossus sails its passengers from Miami to the most beautiful beaches in the Caribbean. All its itineraries are designed with peace and relaxation in mind – except for two weekends each winter when the Holy Ship festival welcomes 4,000 ravers, each of them armed with their own set of rules, onboard the luxury vessel for three days of partying. The pool deck is transformed into a dancefloor, and partygoers strut between club, cabin and whirlpool in their swimwear as more than 100 DJs, including Robin Schulz, Disclosure and Skrillex, keep them entertained. If you’re not in the party mood, you can have a gamble in the onboard casino or try to get rid of that hangover in the well-equipped spa. The ultimate destination of this floating electronic festival is an idyllic private island in the Bahamas where a beach party is being held, with guest stars including Pharrell Williams. “Holy Ship is like a floating summer camp for grownups,” says American photographer Ian Witlen, who has attended six of the seven cruises organised since 2012. “You really notice that when you’re standing between a mermaid and a guy in a shark costume at the breakfast buffet and realise you’re dancing again. Or that you haven’t ever stopped.”

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“ You ’ll e n d u p stand in g b etwe e n a me rmaid a n d a g u y in a shark costu me at th e b reakfast b uffet” “BIKINIS AND SWIMWEAR ROUND THE CLOCK” In the early years of Holy Ship, Ian Witlen came aboard as a photojournalist for music magazines including Rolling Stone and Spin, but now he’s the official party photographer. So forget the tent and rain mac – here, the 32-year-old explains why you should pack a penguin costume and a bathrobe for this music festival.

1. YOU MEET THE STARS DOING THE SACK RACE

“During Skrillex’s set, one of the DJ’s friends proposed to his girlfriend”

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“At a normal festival, you might be lucky to scavenge an autograph from a DJ like Skrillex when they come to the railing after finishing their show. Then they’ll disappear backstage or fly off to their next performance. Things are different at Holy Ship. Because the only way to get back to dry land is by helicopter, most DJs stay onboard for the whole festival and are accommodated in berths cheek-by75

“The ravers dance to Sub Focus in an emptied swimming pool in front of the main stage”

jowl with the partygoers. You might bump into them when the other DJs are performing, or at the pizza buffet, or, if we’re talking about Fatboy Slim, at the sack race. After his 2015 gig, the DJ played holiday-camp games for hours with fans on deck.”

2. YOU CAN FORGET YOUR SMARTPHONE “You don’t have any reception when you’re at sea. And even when the ship lands in the Bahamas, you’re better off leaving your phone in aeroplane mode – on an American phone, you’re charged $20 for every megabyte. There’s been free WiFi on the ship since last year, which is handy, but the majority of the crowd are happy to make the most of the digital abstinence. One of the things you notice is that, for once, when there are DJs playing, almost no one is holding their phone in the air to film it.”

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3. THE PARTY NEVER STOPS “The great thing about partying out at sea is that no one complains about the noise. And as no one on the ship wants to go to bed, there’s no closing time.

There’s music playing for around 20 hours a day on the ship’s five stages.

If you haven’t had enough by 6am, you can carry on dancing at the 24-hour

buffet, where there’s always an impromptu party going on thanks to some partygoer’s Bluetooth speakers.

Or you can sniff out one of the cabin parties – residents will get together with 20 of their friends to create mini-clubs.”

4. THERE’S HEALTHY LIVING IF YOU WANT IT “Four years ago, DJ Gina Turner had the bright idea of turning her passion for yoga into an activity, inviting the crowd to join her. Now, 200 people plump for the early shift over the after-party. The MSC Divina also has a large spa area, in addition to basketball, volleyball and tennis facilities. Believe me, after a big night out, there’s nothing better than chilling out with a hot stone massage.”

5. STARS MAKE A SPECIAL EFFORT “In 2014, Pharrell Williams was the special guest star of the festival. He jetted onto the island by helicopter and played a set at the beach party. But what was even more special was his set on the ship afterwards. He appeared in one of the clubs, hooked up his smartphone to THE RED BULLETIN

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“ If yo u ’re still g o ing st ro ng at 6 am, you can carr y on dan c i n g in th e buffet o r in the cab in s”

“ Th e g reat th in g ab ou t p arty in g ou t at sea is that n o on e comp lain s ab ou t th e n oise”

“Partygoers even wear bikinis and sunglasses at night”

the decks and performed songs from his album Girl, which was still to be released, including uncut versions of hits such as Happy. DJs like Skrillex do likewise, performing impromptu onboard sets in addition to their official performances.”

6. YOU DON’T HAVE TO EAT FAST FOOD “You can get pizza and hot dogs around the clock, but if you fancy a change from the regular festival grub, there’s a fancy restaurant in the hold where you can order three-course meals from the à la carte menu and drink red wine out of proper glasses. You can’t eat in your swimwear there, which makes it the perfect place to temporarily leave the crazy party scene behind. Except, that is, when they’re holding one of their fancydress dinners with themes such as Noah’s Ark, when sharks and penguins overrun the place. Then it feels like you’re at an Alice In Wonderland tea party.”

“Pharrell Williams was the surprise star guest at the 2014 festival”

7. YOU CAN LEAVE YOUR TENT AT HOME

“Tommy Trash (left) hosts some of the craziest parties onboard. Here, the Australian DJ is chewing on a foam hand”

“The most annoying thing about music festivals is trying to find your way back to your tent every night. Of course, you have to stumble your way back to your berth on the ship too, but at least you don’t have to do it in the dark. You take a lift back to your quarters, not a jam-packed shuttle bus. You soon notice while onboard how ill-equipped the tent is as a place to recharge your batteries. The 1,700 berths may be small, but at least they come with a bed and shower. And for those with particular accommodation needs, there’s the Sophia Loren luxury suite, which was designed with the help of the film diva herself.”

8. EVERYBODY TRAVELS LIGHT “People onboard Holy Ship sport a uniform of bikinis and swimwear 75 per cent of the time. In other words, ravers cool-off after dancing by diving into the water and then come back to the club in their swimwear. For any festivals on dry land, you’re best advised to put on a jumper in the evening. If you get cold on the ship, you just go to the clubs below deck, where it’s as hot as a sauna.”

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“GET AS MUCH TIME IN THE SADDLE AS YOU CAN BEFORE YOU LEAVE,” SAYS NICK CAPSEY. “THE MORE YOU UNDERSTAND HOW THE BIKE MOVES BENEATH YOU ON LOOSE GROUND, THE MORE COMFORTABLE YOU’LL BE WHEN IT HAPPENS TO YOU EVERY DAY. ”

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of environmental obstacles – and problems can’t always be solved by tweaking the torque. “We can travel around 1,250km on a trip, but when you have thick mud, sand and rivers to traverse, the going can get slower,” says Capsey. It makes for a thrillingly unpredictable environment.

“Sometimes it’s down to your initiative in a situation,” he says. “On a recent trip, the late monsoon season meant various bridges had washed away, so we had to rely on five local kids to fish out a sunken canoe, repair the holes using mud, and then help us transport eight bikes across the river.”

And while you’re not exactly using pedal power, it’s still very much an endurance sport. “The danger element comes from how hard you’re pushing people in extreme weather,” says Capsey. “Being in the jungle is a nice romantic idea, but you’re wearing an extra couple of kilos in serious tropical heat and you need to keep hydrated. It’s challenging riding that requires all your concentration. I’d compare the feeling to being at high altitude.”

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“People say that travelling in a car or by road bike gives you a wonderful view. But when you’re on a dirt bike, you’re smelling it, you’re feeling it, you’ve got the wind in your face.

Off-roading takes that extreme to the next level,” says Nick Capsey, founder of The Big Adventure Company. “You’re stood up on the [foot]pegs, leaning over the handlebars, with dust spraying you.

The faster you go, the harder you fall.”

Welcome to Dirt Bike Adventuring 101, a unique spin on a traditional biking holiday, which combines the high-speed thrills and spills of mud-splattered off-road biking with the cross-country cultural adventure of the finest travel tours. It’s a winning recipe for adrenalin-fuelled exploration.

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Tudor Heritage Black Bay This watch might look like a retro timepiece, but in truth that label is way off the mark. You could call it the aspiring Rolex spin-off’s ‘reinterpretation’ of the diving watch. With design flourishes like the dome-shaped black dial – a throwback to Tudor’s classic 1954 diving watch, the Submariner – the latest Heritage variant evokes much stronger memories of the past than the also-available red and blue models. Spec-wise, though, it’s very much a nod to the present. The robust 41mmdiameter steel case can, as you’d expect, withstand water pressure up to 20 bar, while the interior ticks away at 4 hertz thanks to the ETA 2824 mechanism – a self-winding, doublesided rotor. Then there’s the black rotatable bezel with luminescent markers (which, for safety reasons, is unidirectional, reducing the chance of potentially dangerous timing errors while Another distinguishing under the sea). But factor of the new Tudor Heritage Black Bay is despite all the modern the strap – or rather, tweaks, the dials and straps. Black fabric hands have, as always, comes as standard, been designed with and buyers also receive their choice optimal readability of either the steel in mind, whether in bracelet or elegant or out of the water. aged-leather strap. tudorwatch.com

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Our pick of the best retro-reviving diving watches Oris Divers Sixty-Five This revival of an iconic diver’s watch salutes the ’60s with its blue-black dial. It’s powered by the robust Sellita SW200 automatic calibre, and the steel case with sapphire crystal and unidirectional bezel is water-resistant to 10 bar. oris.ch

Seiko Prospex Diver’s 6309 Forty years on from the debut of Seiko’s 6309 range come new models with a 44.3mm stainlesssteel housing (waterproof

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up to 20 bar) and an inhouse automatic calibre with a 41-hour power reserve. The LumiBrite paint on the rotating bezel and time hands increases visibility. seikowatches.com

Longines Heritage Diver 1967 Also inspired by the ’60s is this stainless steel model, though the red rotating bezel has grown to 42mm. The steel case protects an exclusive automatic calibre with a 54-hour power reserve, and is water-resistant up to 30 bar. longines.com

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Ermenegildo Zegna and Maserati gifts The fashion house and car maker have a new collection of accessories and fine leather wear to celebrate the release of the Zegna trim package on the Quattroporte and the Ghibli. zegna.com

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Ferrari wows with its new supercar In the supercar stakes, modern Ferrari’s passion for sales and profit has left styling a little behind. But, with more effort, the firm can still produce a car that drops jaws. Such is the case with the Ferrari F12tdf.

The name of this F12berlinetta derivative honours the Tour de France road race in which Ferrari enjoyed a purple patch during the 1950s and ’60s. Maranello plans to build 799 of the 769hp monsters – a run sufficiently large for the marque to throw in a lot of new tech.

The 6.3-litre V12 engine up front propels the supercar to 100kph in 2.9 seconds, and it borrows the one-piece brake callipers seen on LaFerrari. Liberal use of carbon fibre substantially reduces overall weight, while an aggressive bodywork profile increases downforce by 87 per cent.

And a new active rear-axle system, dubbed ‘Virtual Short Wheelbase’ reduces oversteer, ensuring that owners reach their destination with all four corners of their beloved sportscar intact. ferrari.com

Land Rover and Barbour The cockpit of the F12tdf has been kept Spartan and sporty

Land Rover’s latest clothing collection includes jackets and coats from Barbour, with the British fashion brand’s usual mix of style and ruggedness.

Above is the Exhibition jacket. landrover.com

PERFECTLY FORMED Abarth’s compact car has racing spirit

For those seeking high performance in a more easy-to-park form, Abarth has introduced its latest Fiat 500 derivative, the 595 Yamaha Factory Racing edition. Very much the potent café racer, the 595 produces 160hp from its 1.4-litre T-Jet straight-four engine and gets the full treatment with lowered suspension and Koni shocks. It has all the usual lovely Abarth detailing, too: full leather interior, flat-bottomed steering wheel, aluminium pedals and conspicuous badging. These are somewhat hidden away behind privacy glass – but with its Record Monza exhaust, you’ll hear it coming. abarthcars.co.uk

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Rolls-Royce cocktail hamper There’s top-notch, carthemed merchandise and then there’s this lovely cocktail hamper, designed in consultation with The Dorchester.

Only 15 will be made, so if you have to ask the price, think again. rollsroycemotorcars.com

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GAME Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

Batman wonders if the all-night grocers sells Kryptonite…

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CLASH OF THE TITANS

Two comic-book giants go to war in Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice. We guide you through one of the year’s most ambitious blockbusters Wait, Batman and Superman are fighting?

Metropolis is still recovering from the collateral damage caused by Superman’s (Henry Cavill) heroic exploits in 2013’s Man Of Steel, and Batman (Ben Affleck) isn’t happy with the alien superhero.

“He’s angry, and he fears what Superman may do… if he does decide to turn against us,” Cavill explains. It doesn’t help that Supes’ old enemy, Lex Luthor (Jesse Eisenberg), is fanning the flames.

Batman has changed his appearance, too…

Yes, he has a grizzled look and a grey-and-black costume influenced by Frank Miller’s classic comic The Dark Knight Returns. “I wanted a war-weary Batman bearing the scars of a seasoned crime-fighter,” says director Zack Snyder.

Who are the other new characters?

Batman v Superman marks the big-screen debut of Wonder Woman, played by Gal Gadot (Fast & Furious), along with Aquaman (Jason Momoa) and, reportedly, The Flash (Ezra Miller). This is the start of the Justice League – DC Comics’ answer to Marvel’s The Avengers.

So it’s the start of a new cinematic franchise?

Hence the ‘Dawn Of Justice’ in the title. All the new heroes will get their own spin-off, leading to a Justice League extravaganza. “It’s one giant story,” Snyder explains, “and the other movies will support the coming-together of the Justice League.”

Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice opens in cinemas on March 25. batmanvsuperman dawnofjustice.com

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Known for its cinematic graphics and engaging storylines, this PlayStationexclusive action series gets a nextgeneration sequel. A Thief’s End sees treasure hunter Nathan Drake come out of retirement for his most personal mission yet. Available on PS4 from March 18. unchartedthegame.com

HEROES UNITED The new characters in Batman v Superman Wonder Woman Also known as Diana Prince, this Amazon warrior princess is as strong as Superman, with indestructible bracelets and a weaponised tiara.

The Flash Rumoured to be making a debut. Barry Allen to his mum, The Flash gained the power of super-speed after an encounter with some mystery chemicals.

Aquaman This Atlantis-born superhero (aka Arthur Curry) can breathe underwater and control sea life using telepathy.

FILM High Rise Tom Hiddleston and Luke Evans star in a classy adaptation of JG Ballard’s dystopian 1975 novel. Directed by Ben Wheatley (Kill List), this psychological thriller follows a violent outbreak of class warfare between the residents of an exclusive tower block. Opens on March 18. highrise-movie.tumblr.com

GAME Hitman

Wonder Woman: this Amazon delivers

A reboot of sorts, this sixth game in the assassin series returns to basics, focusing on separate missions rather than an overarching plot and details of Agent 47’s murky past. Expect more inventive ways to dispatch targets, too. Available on PS4, Xbox One and Windows from March 11. hitman.com

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FAR FROM HOME This film retraces the journey of Brolin Mawejje from his humble upbringing in Uganda, to his quest to attend medical school in America and become the first snowboarder to represent an African country in the 2018 Olympics.

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For snowboarders, the Burton U.S. Open is the event that really matters. Now in it’s 34th year, it’s the most prestigious contest of them all, drawing the best riders from around the world to compete in the longest running competition in the sport.

Parties, parades, and pretty people are the hallmarks of Carnival. A celebration of dancing, color and music. This is a party like no other. Watch Carnival in Rio, The Worlds Biggest Party, Live on Red Bull TV.

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SUPER DISC-OUNT Put away your CDs and MP3s – the vinyl revival is in full effect. Thinking of getting involved? Take a look at our top three budget turntables

In 2002, Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson released his debut album Englabörn, which sounded like a chamber orchestra jamming with a robot.

Since then, the epic quality of his work has attracted film directors, and his soundtrack to 2014’s The Theory Of Everything received an Academy Award nomination and a Golden Globe for Best Original Score. This year, the 46-year-old is tipped for more awards with the sinister electronic music for crime thriller Sicario. Here, he lets loose on the five film scores that changed his life. johannjohannsson.com

for pragmatists

ION Duo Deck

Ennio Morricone

Miles Davis

Gli Occhi Freddi Della Paura (Cold Eyes Of Fear)

Ascenseur Pour L’Échafaud (Elevator To The Gallows)

“Morricone’s soundtracks for spaghetti westerns like A Fistful Of Dollars are amazing, but I prefer his more obscure scores from the ’70s, when he worked with an Italian improvisational avant-garde group. They did a few albums together and some of their music ended up in this horror crime film. It’s fascinating stuff. He was the first film composer who used his recording studio as an instrument.”

“What’s mind-blowing about this score is that it was improvised.

Davis took his band into the studio, projected the film onto a screen and they played along while watching it for the first time. It was all finished in one day. Nobody has done that since, except for Neil Young [Dead Man] apparently. I think that’s a great way of working. It’s my dream to do an improvised film score at some point.”

Bernard Herrmann

Howard Shore

Vertigo

Scanners

“This is the score that got me interested in cinematic music, not least because the film itself is so strong. Director Alfred Hitchcock’s way of arranging the interplay between Hermann’s score and the images on screen is unsurpassed. The music is almost like a character in this film. Check out the scene where James Stewart is following Kim Novak – it’s almost choreographed like a dance.”

“David Cronenberg’s scary films were a big part of my youth, I watched them so obsessively on VHS in the ’80s that the tape wore out. It was impossible to buy the Scanners score in Iceland, so I had to record from TV to cassette to listen to it.

Shore’s music stands out for its interesting and visionary combination of orchestral and electronic elements, which is something I aim for, too.”

Goblin Suspiria “This minimalistic score for Dario Argento’s 1977 horror classic, recorded by an Italian prog-rock band, is unique. It’s based on this repeated six-note phrase that builds and builds and has this unsettling effect. But it’s alluring and hypnotic at the same time; it really casts a spell over you.

I admire filmmakers who take chances with the score and don’t go for the more conventional or safe choice.”

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Get this if you want to buy vinyl yet still play music on your phone. You can convert records and cassette tapes to digital files via USB while you listen. ionaudio.com

for nostalgics

Crosley Cruiser This ’60s-style turntablein-a-suitcase, with its built-in speakers, not only looks great on your shelf, it’s a practical travel companion, too. Available in a variety of colours. crosleyradio.com

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Titan Reality Pulse This egg-shaped pad is claimed to be the first virtual-reality music controller. A high-speed 3D sensor instantly recognises gestures, movements and even shapes, on and above the 30cm x 30cm surface. This makes Pulse capable of digitally replicating hundreds of instruments, ranging from guitars and harps to drums and keyboards. titanreality.com

for audiophiles

Audio Technica AT-LP60 The king of affordable turntables features a built-in switchable preamp, so you can simply hook it up to your computer and its speakers. audio-technica.com

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EVENTS SAVE THE DATE Ditch the kids. Easter has plenty to offer adult tastes too

20 March Easter Marathon

Prepare for any overindulgence with a half marathon (or the full distance if you really want to go to town on the chocolate) around the picturesque island of Jersey, and raise money for charity, too. hareandtortoise events.co.uk

Rebel yell: the Rebel Sound crew celebrate their victory

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Any of the 20,000 fans who witnessed the inimitable David Rodigan and his Rebel Sound crew take down competition including A$AP Rocky at 2014’s Red Bull Culture Clash won’t be forgetting it in a hurry. Ahead of the main event in London, set to be even bigger this year, this intimate Bristol showdown is a chance for crews to showcase their skills. redbullcultureclash.com

March 17 Going green

From March 3 Football focus

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There’s no forgetting St Patrick’s Day in Dublin; more than 50 of the city’s most iconic buildings are lit bright green to mark it. Add to that the annual fancy dress parade through the city and a full four days of celebrations, and it’s a date for anyone’s diary. stpatricksfestival.ie

Neymar Jr’s Five is a five-a-side tournament modelled on the street game that the world-famous footballer grew up on in Brazil.

Players aged 16-25 in 35 countries do battle in knockout national rounds for the chance to play at the world final in his home town of Santos. neymarjrsfive.com

March 25-27 Feel the power Santa Pod Raceway, Northamptonshire The word ‘extravaganza’ gets bandied about far too often these days. But for petrolheads, the Festival of Power Easter Weekend Extravaganza lives up to its name. There’s everything from flame-spewing jet cars to nitro funny cars, monster trucks, motocross pros and the first round of the National Drag Racing Championships, too. santapod.co.uk

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Gimme five: Neymar Jr wants the best five-aside teams

March British Truck Racing What are the folks at Brands Hatch race circuit doing for the long weekend?

They’re powersliding 1,000hp trucks around for the British championships, of course. Beats watching Dumbo again, eh? brandshatch.co.uk

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March Rabot 1745 Restaurant If chocolate eggs don’t get your pulse racing, try out this cocoathemed eatery in the heart of London’s foodie mecca, Borough Market. Delights include cacao gin-cured salmon and whitechocolate mash. hotelchocolat.com

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He’ll go far: Wardian winning by night in Melbourne

THE MAGIC OF THE NIGHT

Make sure you’re visible without looking like a clown. Thanks to 360-degree reflective elements, you will be.

The American won his first Wings for Life World Run in 2014 in Florida in blazing sunshine. He won his second in Melbourne in the depths of night, running almost 13km Night runner more in the process.

Michael Wardian, 41 At the beginning, he was scared of going for night-time training runs. “Would I find my way? Would I be able to see enough? Would I be visible enough? Who would help me if something happened? Animals are often more daring at night than they ought to be.”

But his concerns soon dissipated.

Preparation and the right equipment, he learned, are half the battle. Then the advantages of running at night are huge.

“All your senses are really sharp. Your activity level is through the roof. If I’m out running at night, I feel like a superhero with

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magic powers. Then you get that tingling sensation you get from doing something exciting, almost like you got when you were a kid. Everyone thinks you’re in bed, but you’re outside running about. That gives those training runs a little extra kick.”

Wardian’s nocturnal sorties are extensive.

“Sometimes I’ll be out for five or six hours.

The city feels different at night.” He has one vital tip for anyone who wants to venture out of their daylight comfort zone. “If you’re planning to do long night-time runs,” he says, “learn to eat at all times of day and night.”

Michael Wardian will compete at the 2016 Wings for Life World Run in Japan, which, conveniently, starts at 8pm.

Can’t make it to any of the 34 cities where the Wings for Life World Run will be held on May 8, 2016? Be part of this global event with a Wings for Life World Run Selfie Run! Just download the app for iOS or Android and the virtual Catcher Car will set off behind you. wingsforlifeworldrun.com

Garmin Forerunner 620 A good GPS watch will help you judge distances correctly at night.

Importantly, this one is highly readable.

Puma FAAS 600 S V2 Suitable for every running style, and with high visibility thanks to reflective Night Cat mesh.

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Michael Wardian is one of the world’s best marathon runners. But it’s only after night falls that he feels like a superhero on a secret mission. How does he do it?

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SURVIVE A VOLCANIC ERUPTION Lava, ash, debris, poisonous gases, airborne shards… when a volcano blows, you don’t want to be close by. But what if you are? Awardwinning geologist Professor Dougal Jerram knows the dangers of being in the path of an erupting volcano, having studied volcanic margins all over the world. He’s also an expert in surviving them. Avoiding the initial debris is only part of the battle, he says, as waves of hot gas and rocks may follow. “That was what killed most of the population of Pompeii,” says Professor Jerram.

And that’s before rivers of mud and boulders begin to flow. This is what to do if a volcano erupts near you… dougalearth.com

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Take cover

Find shelter from the shower of ash, rocks and volcanic bombs, but beware: ash accumulates quickly on roofs, making them collapse. Locate a safe route away from the volcano as soon as possible. When the eruption column collapses, you may be hit by pyroclastic density currents – hot gas and rock travelling at up to 700kph.

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Go underground

If a pyroclastic density current is barrelling its way towards you, there’s little chance of survival unless you find a sturdy bunker below ground. When Mount Pelée erupted on Martinique in 1902, more than 30,000 people were killed, but a convict in a subterranean cell survived. After the Mount St Helens eruption in 1980, gophers emerged from their dens to discover all the trees had disappeared.

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Mask up

Explosive eruptions fill the air with volcanic shards that can be deadly if inhaled. Lava flows carry invisible poisonous gases like sulphur dioxide. In both cases, a good face mask can be a lifesaver. If you don’t have a mask, dampen any fine-cotton clothing you can get your hands on and hold it over your mouth and nose.

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Get high

Post-eruption, there is still the threat of lahars: volcanic debris dislodged by melting snow or torrential rain and sent hurtling downhill. In 1895, more than 23,000 people were killed by these deadly mudflows after Colombia’s Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupted. Lahars follow riverbeds and access points down the volcano, so seek higher ground.

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Eruptions can, in part, be predicted. Volcanologists produce hazard maps based on eruptive records, and modern technology including GPS mapping and drones that measure heat and gases can alert us to any approaching danger.

Warning system networks have been placed in volcanic areas – towns close to Katla in Iceland, for example – to watch for signs of potential flooding or tsunamis. Such measures are invaluable, as even a few extra minutes of reaction time could save your life.

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SCOTTeVEST PUFFER JACKET In the years before all of our tech gets woven into our clothing, the 19 pockets in this warm jacket will make it easier to carry all your gadgets around with you. scottevest.com

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WEARABLE TECH

ATHEER AIR SMARTGLASSES These interactive 3D smartglasses, designed for professionals, mean anyone from doctors to plumbers can study, manipulate and annotate 3D images with a nod of their head or a flick of the wrist. atheerair.com

SENSORIA SMART SOCKS Around 65 per cent of runners get injured each year, and these sensor-equipped socks are here to help reduce that. Via an app, they offer real-time analysis and coaching to help you improve your running style. sensoriafitness.com

LECHAL RIO LEATHER SHOES A tech pod snaps onto the side of these stylish shoes, making them able to track activity and even give you directions using vibration. lechal.com

NIXIE WEARABLE DRONE This prototype of the first wearable drone flies off to film or take photos before returning obediently to your wrist. Available soon. flynixie.com

SENNHEISER RS 185 WIRELESS HEADPHONES

SAMSUNG GEAR VR

An audiophile’s dream, these headphones offer hi-fi sound minus a wire tethering you to the spot. Enjoy max-volume music at home any time, anywhere. sennheiser.com

An affordable VR offering that takes Galaxy smartphone users into a new world. oculus.com

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HEDDOKO SMART SUIT Workout gear that’s not only breathable and tough, it’s clever.

Track data on the app and get live feedback to improve form. And you can chuck it in the washing machine, too. heddoko.com

CUBE BASELAYER

VOLLEBAK CONDITION BLACK JACKET

Tech in the material of this baselayer regulates your temperature, keeping you warm when it‘s cold and cool when you’re hot. Sadly it can’t make you go any faster. cube.eu

Be all-but indestructible in this seriously rugged snowsports jacket. One of many great features is innovative material ceraspace, second in toughness only to diamonds, in 19 well-placed protective panels. vollebak.com

ION SNAPCAM Snap this tiny device into place and you can shoot stills or video with one tap of a finger, meaning you’ll never miss that perfect moment. Though small, this robust gadget can take 5,000 hi-resolution images or film for two-and-a-half hours on only one charge. ioncamera.com

CHRONOS Billed as the ‘world’s thinnest wearable’, this 3mm-thick disc brings your analogue watch bang up to date. Link to your smartphone to silence phone calls or skip tracks with a wave of the hand, and track fitness, too. wearchronos.com THE RED BULLETIN

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WEARABLE TECH

PAVLOK BEHAVIOUR CHANGER The makers of this electric-shock-delivering bracelet claim it can break any of your bad habits in just five (painful) days. pavlok.com

COLUMBIA WINTER CATALYST GLOVES Inspired by the US Olympic ski team, clever thermal reflective insulation means these waterproof gloves keep your hands warm and dry in all conditions. columbia.com

HELLY HANSEN OFFSHORE RACE JACKET

ADIDAS TECHFIT POWERWEB TANK

Designed for sailors in extreme conditions, the Helly Tech fabric of this super-lightweight jacket stops all water getting in, while letting moisture vapour out for true comfort. hellyhansen.com

This tight-fitting tank top aids posture and supports muscles to improve power output and energy efficiency when training. adidas.com

HUAWEI WATCH MICROSOFT HOLOLENS Blending the digital world with the real world, this headset creates realistic holograms that can interact with your environment. One of the most exciting applications for this versatile tech is using a wearable hologram weapon to blast the evil robot that‘s sitting on your sofa. microsoft.com

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Combining classic looks with modern tech is this Android and iOS-compatible smartwatch. Get a choice of over 100 digital faces, comprehensive fitness tracking and plenty more. huawei.com THE RED BULLETIN

WEARABLE TECH

OMSIGNAL A fitness system that promises to deliver in all conditions. The OM Smart Box is equipped with five sensors and attaches to a smart T-shirt made from conductive thread to ensure detailed readings no matter how much you sweat or move.

Then the app does the in-depth analysis. omsignal.com

MOOV NOW FITNESS COACH Can’t afford a personal trainer? Moov offers coaching, analysis and workouts in real time, and you can also measure yourself against your friends online. moov.cc

TAYMORY WARHAWK TRISUIT In the field of competitive sports, the wrong kit can make the difference between a win and a fail. This elite trisuit gives triathletes a boost with a lightweight material that also protects and dries ultra-fast for maximum comfort. taymory.com

PROJECT JACQUARD OK, so you can’t go out and buy it now, but this Google project is worth mentioning as its fabrics will soon revolutionise the fashion industry.

Having observed that the structure of textiles isn’t a million miles from the structure of touchscreens, those working on the project have managed to weave conductive threads into a brand new sort of yarn that makes fabrics interactive. They’re effectively adding computers to our clothes.

Being able to swipe the leg of your jeans to turn the lights down or switch the song your smartphone’s playing is just the tip of the iceberg. google.com

UNIQLO HEATTECH T-SHIRT Designed to sit discreetly under your shirt on cold days, the anti-microbial fabric of this T-shirt eliminates odours while preserving your own body heat to keep you warmer. uniqlo.com THE RED BULLETIN

LUMENUS BACKPACK Designed to improve cyclist road safety, Lumenus jackets and bags light up at night. Programme in your route via the app, and the backpack will indicate and put on brake lights in all the right places. lumenus.com

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“Surfing in Cleopatra’s bathtub? Check!”

For more than 2,000 years, people have been flocking to the hot springs of Pamukkale seeking a cure for their ailments. But Brian Grubb was the first one to ride his wake skateboard in the world-famous Cleopatra’s Pool. “It’s huge fun,” he said. “As long as you avoid the pillars.”

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