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The side you’ve ISSUE
never seen before.
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OUT OF THE ORDINARY
We list some of the most unusual
travel experiences—part attainable,
part aspiration and part fantasy.
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THE GOLDEN ONE
The Porsche 959 was a landmark
car that continues to inspire
sportscar enthusiasts.
70
SOCIAL MEDIA VS. THE WORLD
How fake is fake news, really? Our
writer goes to the other side and
takes a humorous view.
74
THE SHOT THAT STICKS
How a famed extreme sports
photographer captures that
exciting moment.
84
QUEEN OF THE CARIBBEAN
Hannah Jeter is a supermodel who’s
surprisingly real and has a plan.
94
WALK THIS WAY
We trudge along some of the most
exhilarating treks in India, so you
know what you’re getting into.
M2
KEEPING IT SIMPLE
Cricket star K.L. Rahul decodes his
style and his fashion inspirations.
Photographed by NICK SAGLIMBENI
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ROAD RUNNER
The 959 was unlike any 10 18
other sportscar. SWIMMING WITH SHARKS SUGARCANE SURPRISE
What it’s like to come face On our quest for exotic
to face with a predator, liquor, we encounter
and where to go if free cachaça, Brazil’s local
loating with sharks is on strong tipple.
your bucket list.
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The facts about turning additions will change your
her on have never been life for the better, without
clearer than now, and the burden of changing
we’re listing them out. everything about you.
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CONTRIBUTORS
NICK SAGLIMBENI
The brain behind SlickforceStudio in
downtown LA, Nick has photographed for
more than 100 magazine covers and
numerous campaigns. He has received
several awards, and is the author of the
hugely successful “Mastering” series of
books. He has also created WMB 3D: World’s
Most Beautiful, a magazine photographed and
designed in 3D. Nick does a ton of pro bono
work for numerous charities.
SUJIT BHAR
With 35-plus years of journalistic,
corporate, business and consultative
experience in diverse ields, Sujit has
written a mine of articles, tracks
Indian and foreign media and
currently works with Cyberspaces
and Global Affairs.
MUNEESH TARSEM
After his Master’s in ilmmaking from
New York, Muneesh returned to India
and has been working in the ield for a
SUPRIYA SEHGAL decade. He feels that while a camera
With credits in over 30 guidebooks, Supriya is can “take” a photograph, only a
deinitely a travel writer. She says she’s happy photographer can capture the moment.
to travel for 250 days a year, and has inally He lives in Delhi with his wife and two
abandoned the idea of calling any one city kids, and often collaborates with his
her home. She’s also an avid trekker. brother, Gireesh, an interiors and still-
life photographer.
KRISHNA MUKHI
A fashion stylist for nine years,
Krishna has worked for a number of
fashion magazines as fashion editor.
She’s also done her Masters at the
ASHISH ASTHANA London College of Fashion. With a
A self-taught artist working as an illustrator for lair for creative direction, she splits
the last 18 years, Ashish drew Phantom and her time between commercial projects
Mandrake as a kid and believes those comics MANEKA HARISINGHANI and her own digital magazine—
were his irst teacher. His style leans heavily Based in Mumbai, Maneka is one of currentmoodmag.com.
towards comics with a pinch of twisted India’s best-known stylists. She calls
humour. He also teaches as a guest faculty at herself a trend minimalist, and strives to
NIFT Patna, and writes a bit. give each look she creates a distinct
elegance. A former fashion journalist,
she usually undertakes work for
celebrities, editorials and campaigns.

THRILL
SHARK CRUSADER
Ocean Ramsey spends her days diving with great whites and hammerheads
so that the rest of us might better understand a species in peril.
Text by KEITH GORDON
f some people are destined for I have a degree in marine biology,
I a speciic career, then Ocean

Ramsey—yes, that’s her real
name—was meant to become a
specialised in ethology (animal
behaviour), and studied speciics
on shark body language, how they
preeminent shark and marine establish their social hierarchy and
researcher and conservationist. avoid confrontations. But, I realised
From her home base on Oahu, that if I only focused on studying
Ramsey has travelled the world sharks and publishing papers, then
to study sharks in their diverse another 600 million sharks would die
habitats and bring awareness to while I conducted my six-year study.
the threat that numerous shark That realisation was the point when
species currently face. She’s also everything clicked. I knew I needed to
an advanced free diver (a diver take the science, conservation, diving,
without a breathing apparatus), and all aspects to a new level with a
scuba instructor, business owner, new approach, so I co-founded the
and designer. When she’s not travelling the world free diving, company, One Ocean Research and Diving.
she’s at home in Hawaii working at her own company, One Ocean
Research and Diving. What does your organisation do?
Her cause went viral when she was caught on tape riding the My company has a team of mostly female marine biologists who
back of a fully grown great white shark with no cage or other take people out daily to dive with sharks and learn about their
protection. There’s also the fact that she’s attractive enough to be biology, physiology, behaviour, body language, and how we humans
a model and does much of her work in barely there bikinis. Maxim can adapt our own behaviour based on our scientiic understanding
spoke to the 30-year-old about her conservation work, her time in of sharks and their role in the ocean ecosystems. This is all to aid us
the Bahamas, and what it’s like to ride a great white. in creating safer, and more fun, interactions.
How did you get into shark conservation? Are sharks really in such peril?
My parents love the ocean, and I imagine part of the reason I Currently, shark populations have been decimated, with most
love that environment must come from growing up the way I did. shark species seeing 90 per cent declines, and many species
MAXIMINDIA.IN MAY 2018 11

THRILL
are being pushed to the brink of extinction. The beautiful (and absolutely gorgeous. I did a lot of modelling in my 20s and I am
toothless) whale shark, the largest ish and shark in the ocean, still signed [with agents], but every time I get a call to do a
was just moved to endangered-species status a few months ago, project I’m either on our company’s boat or on an international
joining the hammerhead on the growing list of shark species that conservation efort.
are quickly being wiped out due to many wasteful practices. Shark
inning and regular shark sportishing are the two biggest causes of What makes the Bahamas so unmatched for a shark scientist–
these declines. marine biologist?
The Bahamas is a special place because it is protected from shark
You gained a lot of attention when a video surfaced of you riding ishing. It’s a marine-protected area for sharks, meaning that
an enormous great white named Bella. What was that like, and sharks can thrive, existing in plentiful numbers. It’s a world-class
how did it happen? destination for diving with and studying tiger sharks, greater
Honestly, I worry that beautifying the experience may entice others hammerheads, nurse sharks, lemon sharks, and Caribbean reef
to try for a similar experience, which would be a bad idea. But sharks. The warmer, shallower waters mean that diving to observe
truthfully, some of the absolute best moments of my life have been and study shark behaviour is easy and practical for longer periods
free diving with white sharks. There is nothing like it, and there are of time. I deinitely recommend Staniel Cay, where they have cute
no words that can do it justice. nurse sharks and adorable swimming pigs, or venture to Tiger Beach
I’ve been studying and working with more than 30 species of to see enormous tiger sharks.
sharks around the world for over a decade, and that GoPro footage
of Bella and me was not at all my irst time diving with white sharks. What else should we know about sharks, and how would you
I spent years going in and out of cages and absorbing as much recommend we get involved?
time and qualitative information as I could watching them interact I am grateful, I get to dive with them daily, and the more I study
with one another. Interacting with sharks is very humbling. I feel a and learn, and the more time I spend with them, the more my
tremendous honour being able to share their space and have them understanding, appreciation, and respect grow. They really are one
treat me as an equal or similar predator. of the most amazing animals on the planet, and anyone who has
ever been lucky enough to go diving with them knows how true that
If you don’t mind me saying so, you are an extremely beautiful is. I highly encourage people to go out and take the plunge and go
woman. Do people ever underestimate your expertise or for a dive with sharks with a well-educated and experienced guide.
professionalism because of how you look? Sharks are apex predators, not puppies; but, they are not monsters.
I hope that if any of my talents, features, or natural gifts can be My organisation’s message is simple. Humans and sharks can
used to better highlight the message I am trying to share…then I co-exist, and we need sharks to exist because they afect us all.
am grateful that I can be a voice, a spokesmodel, if you will, for From the air we breathe to the majority of protein the human
them. It’s ironic that sometimes they title photos of me with sharks population consumes, we all rely on the ocean, and sharks are a
as “Beauty and the Beast,” when to me sharks and nature are vital component of a thriving, productive ocean and planet.

RELATIONSHIPS
SEX BY SCIENCE
A little bit of research goes a long way.
Text by ZEYNEP YENISEY
re you in a romantic relationship with to keep things exciting. Variety is the spice during sexytime? As you can see from the
A an amazing woman? If yes, great! I’m

happy for you. But has the passion
been lacking in the bedroom and is your sex
of life!
Speaking of variety, Lehmiller highlights
the importance of this, explaining that
statistics on the facing page, one of the
easiest and most efective ways to add a
subtle bit of spice to your sex routine is to
life a little lacklustre? Fret not, my dude. “We have a tendency to grow tired of start of with a sensual massage. I mean,
Let’s rectify the situation. sexual routines, while sexual novelties can massages are really sexy. There’s just
As explained by sexpert Dr. Justin reawaken our interest in sex.” something very hot about running your
Lehmiller, a massive study of 40,000 people The reason for this boils down to one hands all over your woman’s naked body
found that there are ive big diferences simple thing: dopamine, which is the and making her feel good, which is also why
between couples who always have hot, neurotransmitter that’s directly related to massages often lead to amazing sex.
passionate sex, and couples who long ago the reward and pleasure centre of your Furthermore, sexy lingerie also proves
lost that lame. brain. As the name suggests, dopamine is to be one of the key ingredients to a
Those who keep the passion alive in the dope. It’s what makes things feel good. passionate and satisfying sex life, as well as
bedroom are more likely to do these ive When you fall into a routine with your taking a steamy shower together (shower
key things: partner and your sex life becomes a little sex, anyone?), planning a date night that
• Spend time setting the mood too predictable, your brain literally gets includes good food and may be dancing,
• Practice sexual communication bored of doing the same thing over and and trying out some new sex positions.
• Receive oral sex over again, so it releases less and less Next on the list is going on a romantic
• Be happier with their relationship dopamine each time, making the sex feel getaway together, which I’ll gladly elaborate
in general subpar at best. on. A recent study by Travelocity found
• Engage in more acts of sexual variety That’s precisely why adding a little that 56 percent of people agree that the
In other words, couples who have novelty to the boudoir is one of the best best way to keep the spark alive with your
amazing sex lives actually make an efort. things you can do for your relationship, boo is to go on vacation together, probably
They set the mood by lighting some candles because when you try something new, your get drunk, and proceed to have amazing
and putting on sexy music, they talk to brain is all “Wow, that’s exciting! Me likey,” hotel sex.
each other to make sure the sex is A+, they and releases a rush of dopamine. All of these things are super easy to
give head even if they don’t particularly And what better way to ind out what incorporate into your life, so if the passion
enjoy putting their mouths on each other’s types of sexual variety keep the torch of is lacking, give some of these a try. Doing
genitals (looking at you, men), and they try passion burning than by taking a peek at that extra something special will be well
new and diferent things in the bedroom what the most satisied couples are doing worth it for both of you.

68% 71%
of women polled of women polled
66% 22% 21%
of women polled of women polled of women polled
said they were said they were were satisied by were satisied with were satisied with
satisied by happy to wear taking a shower or using food during trying light S&M
giving/receiving sexy lingerie. bath together with sex (e.g. whipped (e.g. restraints,
a mini-massage their partner. cream). spanking).
or backrub.

BAR
SUNKEN
TREASURE
The Adriatic Sea’s turquoise waters provide the perfect
conditions for aging Croatia’s acclaimed wines. Our man goes
diving for the best bottles.
Text by JAKE EMEN
egend has it that there’s treasure
L resting of the coast of Žuljana, a tiny

town with some 250 residents located
along the southern side of Croatia’s Pelješac
peninsula. And I’ve come here to ind it.
Scuba gear strapped on, I dive below
the waters and come upon a cage resting at
the bottom of the sea—the buried treasure,
at last, in the form of seashell and coral-
covered bottles of wine. The treasured
wine isn’t the remnant of some ancient
shipwreck, however. It’s been placed there
purposely by upstart winery Edivo Vina.
Because who needs a subterranean wine
cave when you have the stunningly beautiful
turquoise waters of the Adriatic Sea?
“It’s the perfect storage for the wines
because the temperature is constant for
the whole year,” says Dora Mratović,
manager of the Edivo Wine Bar in Drače,
a 15-minute drive away from the current The waters in Žuljana remain a consistent 15 degrees
dive site in Žuljana, and adjacent to the
actual winery in Janjina. Mratović says the
Celsius throughout the year, right in the sweet spot for
water constantly hovers around 15 degrees maturing wines.
Celsius, and wouldn’t you know it, that’s
right in the sweet spot of the temperature
range the wine industry has long coveted
for storage and maturation.
Dubbed Navis Mysterium, Latin for
‘Ship’s Mystery,’ the wine spends between
18 months and two years underwater before
it’s ready for release. With enough time,
deeper and more nuanced lavours develop,
and rough edges are rounded out.
The wine itself is made from the plavac
mali grape, a ubiquitous varietal in and
around the Dalmatia region of Croatia,
and one that has risen in global prestige in
recent years. “Plavac is related to zinfandel,”
Mratović says. So it is that zinfandel, long
the pride of American winemakers, actually
has its origins in Croatia, where it’s known
as tribidrag or crljenak. That history wasn’t
successfully hashed out until about 20 years

ago, led in part by California-based Croatian
winemaker Miljenko Grgich. As for plavac,
it’s a cross between tribidrag and another
ancient Croatian varietal. And Edivo isn’t
the only winery that’s dabbled with aging
wine underwater. “But not with amphoras,”
Mratović says of the two-handled clay jugs
Edivo uses—based on those used by ancient
Greeks and Romans to store wine. “We have
a patent and protected our process.”
Meanwhile, deciding to mature wine
underwater was also a surprisingly natural
it for this family business—inspired by the
diving background of one of the co-owners,
Mratović’s cousin and their grandfather’s
roots in winemaking. “The traditions of sea
and wine, with fun and business,” Mratović
says. “It’s business and pleasure together.”
It was the pleasure side of the operation
that took charge at irst, resulting in some
casual experiments before any business
plan was hatched. “We started the project
in 2009,” Mratović says. “A few bottles
were sunk underwater for fun.” In 2012, the
business began producing wine in earnest,
with the wine bar opening in spring 2017.
Edivo currently partners with Diving
Centre Barbara in Žuljana to lead would-be
explorers to the dive site. There, a single
cage of wine rests about ive metres below
the surface. The bulk of the winery’s
underwater production remains elsewhere,
though, with several thousand bottles
maturing in several semi-secret locations
between 18 and 25 metres below the waters
of Mali (or Little) Ston Bay, on the other
side of the peninsula. Mali Ston’s waters are
known as the source of some of the world’s
most sought-after oysters, and the nutrient-
The amphoras themselves are covered with layers of shells, rich conditions are ideal for the wine, too.
coral and debris, delivering showstopping bar souvenirs Because with Edivo, it’s not solely about the
taste, but also its presentation.
with a unique presentation. The bottles and amphoras themselves
are covered with layers of shells, coral,
and debris; the wine can be purchased
as a standalone bottle for `5,000 or with
an amphora for `20,000—delivering
showstopping souvenirs with a one-of-a-
kind presentation. Visitors to the wine bar
pick the speciic bottle or amphora they’d
like based on its appearance; therefore,
storing the wine in the type of conditions
that help build that aesthetic is crucial.
The deeper and murkier waters at
Edivo’s main areas of production prevent
novice divers from exploring them, even
with a guide, so any other treasure hunters
out there will have to settle for the gorgeous
environs of the winery’s public site for the
time being, though Edivo isn’t stopping
there. “We are also starting to organise
dives in Dubrovnik,” Mratović says. “It will
be spectacular.”

DRINKS
THE CACHAÇA
DIARIES
Best known as the base for caipirinhas, Brazil’s favourite
spirit is now sipped and celebrated around the world.
Text by JAKE EMEN
or to support a more sustainable path by

sourcing Brazilian woods thoughtfully and
legally, and by being transparent about
the potential risks posed by products that
utilise vulnerable Brazilian trees,” says Luke
McKinley, Novo Fogo’s marketing director.
For its Two-Woods series, Novo Fogo
uses Brazilian woods to inish cachaças
primarily matured in American oak,
thereby using less Brazilian wood while also
balancing the bold lavours the woods ofer.
“Ninety-seven percent of our barrels are
American oak, and the remaining
three percent are Brazilian wood barrels,”
Maccari says. “For us, Brazilian woods are
the exception, not the rule. Each of our
barrels has an origin, a history.” That’s
resulted in occasionally unusual, though
efective, tactics. “The wood for our araribá
barrels came from the demolition of a
partner’s house!”
t’s almost a guarantee that any trip to like jequitibá rosa, with delicate fruity Releases include Colibri, reined with
I Brazil will be laden with the intrinsic

pleasures of beachside caipirinhas.
The cocktail is made with cachaça,
lavours, and tapinhoã, ofering hints of
honeycomb, caramel, and toasted coconut.
Nevenglosky broke the scoop to Maxim
the aforementioned amburana, along
with Tanager, inlected with that araribá
(zebrawood), and Graciosa, inished with
showcasing Brazil’s 500-year-old spirit of that a forthcoming release, due out this castanheira (Brazil nut). The former is
choice. Cachaça is distilled from fermented summer, will be aged in básamo, which resinous, earthy, and tannic, with the
sugarcane juice, making it a cousin of rum ofers herbaceous notes, minerality, and “personality of a forest,” according to
and, more speciically, of rhum agricole, or citrus lavours. Maccari, while the latter is distinctively
cane juice rum, though with an even longer We couldn’t be celebrating the use of nutty, redolent of almonds and pecans,
history. The good news is that even when often, illegally forested Brazilian woods along with cherries and spice.
you’re back home there’s no need to stop unless brands were following proper With the sustainability issue accounted
your new-found Brazilian love afair—we’re sourcing protocols, however. “Sustainability for, you can enjoy guilt-free caipirinhas,
still talking about the cachaça! It’s now is the major question when using Brazilian though you should also, ahem, branch
readily available across the world, and some woods to age cachaça,” says Agenor Maccari out. Cachaças with these types of unique
of the best bottles are barrel-aged using Jr., Ph.D., master distiller of Novo Fogo lavours are great for sipping neat or pairing
indigenous Brazilian woods that deliver Cachaça. “How can we guarantee the future with beer, a tradition sometimes known as
entirely unique lavours. supply of native woods when many of the tabelinha, referring to the quick back-and-
“Cachaça as a category is aged in 30 trees are endangered?” forth passing of the “beautiful game.” The
diferent woods,” says Peter Nevenglosky, Novo Fogo has been proactive in this cocktail possibilities are endless, too, with
co-founder of Avuá Cachaça. “We ind the regard, carefully vetting the companies cachaça seamlessly subbing for anything
unique lavours and applications to be they source wood and barrels from, while from rum to whiskey or even gin depending
truly compelling and something we want also taking the extra step of creating a on its proile.
to continue to share with the increasingly reforestation project, partnering with a You can even put your money where
adventurous drinking public.” Avuá has protected 42-acre private reserve with the your mouth is, if you want to ensure you
employed amburana, also known as aim of planting 10,000 endangered trees. continue seeing more such delicious
Brazilian teak, a wood prized for its loral “Producers of aged cachaça represent an oferings. Avuá, for example, is running a
and fragrant proile, alongside enticing industry that can either choose to indirectly Wefunder online crowdfunding campaign
baking spices such as cinnamon and cloves. fuel illegal deforestation by buying Brazilian that has already raised over $100,000 from
Avuá has also used exotic woods wood barrels from questionable sources, thirsty imbibers just like you.

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FITNESS
SOLID FOR LIFE

Give your overall health a boost with these simple hacks.
Text by SHONAGH WALKER
itness, contrary to what gymheads problem, and can cause strokes and chronic metabolism. To be strong, energetic and
F will have you believe, is more about

how you monitor your progress and
sustain it... than piling on the plates on the
disability at a relatively young age. If you
are reading high, see a doctor. Typical
symptoms include throbbing headaches,
muscular, you need a healthy liver. Fellas,
we’re not saying this is easy but it could
help save your life—have at least three
barbell. Sure, training is very important as sweating and shortness of breath. If your alcohol-free days each week, replace sugar
you enter your 30s and 40s, but what’s as eyes are bulging, just put down that console with fruit and protein, and take a liver tonic
important is understanding your body and controller and look at some grass. to support better liver function and increase
its needs. your energy levels. If at any stage your Liver
But, in the graciousness that is Maxim, Take Magnesium Supplements Function Tests (or LFT) shows your liver is
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forms of mental illness. Not good news, we disease. Many men don’t get enough of it—in and lax), brown rice, and veggies like
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many of these diseases can be prevented diet by adding some more citrus and maybe
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Extra attention is being paid of late to the benefits of a decent
pre-workout meal, and this is why you should care.
Text by TASHA PIENAAR
low blood sugar, which means you may land

up staring at the ceiling when you faint.
If you fuel your ire the right way you will
work harder—the key being the right way.
Don’t think that you can pig out on bad food
because you will be working it of—it will
actually just have a negative efect on you
and your training.
For those who don’t do too well with full
meals, we have these suggestions:
Try a banana. They’re packed with carbs
(the good kind) and potassium, which is a
vital part of muscle and nerve functioning.
You can also try a piece of wholegrain
bread—toast it if you will. This gives you a
great basis for topping it with honey (extra
carbs) or eggs for protein. I agree with their
next suggestion—it’s a personal favourite of
mine—fruit and yoghurt, it’s light and fresh.
The fruit has the required carbs and Greek
yoghurt in particular is packed with protein.
It’s all good and well to know what
to eat, but the next question is when?
Depending on the meal size, anywhere
between 30-60 minutes before your
workout is a good time frame to work with
and the beneits of doing this are vast. You
can increase your muscle growth by having
a protein-based meal, as essential amino
here is much hype around what working out, and that’s why a protein shake acids will be released throughout your
T people call the ‘anabolic window.’

That seems like the perfect time,
after your workout, to eat pretty much
of sorts, or a recovery drink was suggested.
Similarly, pre-workout nutrition is as
important as post-workout.
workout. This meal also ensures that you
protect the muscles that you are working
so hard for. The most obvious beneit of all
whatever your heart desires, right? Wrong. The challenge to get something down of this is that you will have more energy
But let’s not get back into that. We the hatch is a problem that many early during your workout, as that sudden release
covered it in great detail a few issues back. morning trainers have. Most of the time, will be in your favour.
The focus now lies on whether you have people roll out of bed, splash some water on Coming back to people who feel that they
your pre-workout nutrition bases covered. their face, and hit the gym before they wake train better on an empty stomach, it’s time to
Just like with everything else in life, people up properly—because otherwise they just rewire the way you think. Science has proven
have diferent ideas of how this should be can’t bring themselves to go at any other that you risk losing the muscle that you have
done, and while they may not be wrong, point of the day. worked so hard for, as well as from a health
their ideas might not necessarily work for One of the obvious ideas behind training perspective, the dizziness and fatigue could
you as an individual. is fat loss, and even though you may think become a real problem. Start of small, and
Briely going back to our post-workout that skipping a pre-workout meal may save build up a tolerance for food or even just
discussion, many people ind that they you some calories to burn of, rather don’t. protein shakes, and you can be rest assured
could not stomach the idea of food after Training on an empty stomach can result in that the juice is worth the squeeze.

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TREAD THE
SURFACE
The Manta 5 Hydrofoiler XE-1 lets you cycle on H2O.
So, finally, your “I can’t swim!” excuse will no longer
hold... well, water.
Text by SUNANDA VAID

RIDE
YOU THINK YOU CAN CYCLE ON WATER? in the water and then rise above the surface
Absolutely. You can. The Manta 5 once you start pedalling. It’ll probably
Hydrofoiler XE-1 is technically a mobile be tough initially, but does away with the
personal watercraft, but we like to call need for a boat or platform, thanks to the
it super fun on the water. It has a frame hydrodynamic buoyancy modules that
made of aircraft grade 6061-T6 aluminium, streamline it; the Hoerner wingtip design
with a detachable rear foil and front tiller of the carbon-ibre hydrofoils also helps
pivot system constructed with carbon-ibre minimise drag.
composite. This helps keep it light at just The Hydrofoiler XE-1 is quite
22 kg—including the motor and battery. customisable with an adjustable seat
The 700-watt motor generates up to column and moveable steering shaft; it
75 Nm of torque, with a cruising speed is quick to assemble—about two minutes,
between 11 and 14 kmph or six to nine claims Manta 5—and can be loaded into
knots. Housed in a waterproof, fully- cars with ease; and the three-mode variable
submersible enclosure, it features a pedal assist (with Training, Cruise and
360-degree double pedal torque sensor Performance) lets you monitor your ride
and special cooling ins, and is connected and decide how much efort you want to
to a 42T chain ring sprocket and adjustable put in to cross the water. Plus, it is based on
chain tensioner. Combined with the 36-volt a modular design sensibility, which means
battery that packs in 60 lithium-ion cells, that you can upgrade it with new sports
the Hydrofoiler can run for more than 80 accessories and components as and when
minutes. The motor also helps regulate the you need to.
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it a zero-emission mode of crossing the river Hydrofoiler is a handy recreation tool and,
or lake—or your swimming pool, you loon— if you’re so inclined, an exercise aid. Just get
although it is just as efective in the sea. on it and start pedalling to stay dry, or drier.
Of course, you’ll need to learn how to If you’re spiritual, consider it walking on
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submerged launch—as in, you place the bike learning how to ride a bike.

GADGETS
PACK ME UP…
BEFORE YOU GO
Hey, city-slicker! Heading out to the great outdoors and already missing the comfort
of your favourite cafe? These nifty little doodads should make your day.
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Keep ’em devices fed
Don’t ever make the mistake
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So here’s something that’ll
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ar you’re taking along—a
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comms devices let you and your comfy watch is perfect for the atter. Which is why every
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MOTO
TAME THE JUNGLE

The new GSX-S750 is a solid bike that will elevate your
everyday ride, and it’s about more than just good looks.
Text by GITUMONI TALUKDAR
THE COMPANY CALLS IT THE ‘APEX PREDATOR’ AND THAT MAY frame and a sport-bike’s twin-spar frame, boosted by an ergonomic
just be an apt moniker. Suzuki Motorcycle’s irst sub-1000 cc big bike approach that seeks to maximise comfort without compromising
is sinewy and yet stealthy, like a leopard ready to pounce. It takes its the looks. The bike’s chassis, crafted around the GSX-R engine
form from its bigger siblings, the legendary Hayabusa and sport-bike architecture, also allows it to be shorter—a critical factor when
GSX-S1000, and this design pedigree is clearly evident. It impresses it comes to optimising handling for a big bike. Coupled with the
at irst glance and has a throaty soundtrack to boost. chiselled fuel tank and angular tail section and 4-2-1 exhaust system,
At the heart of the GSX-S750 is the well-known 749-cc engine the presence of the bike belies its dimensions.
that produces 84 kW at 10,500 rpm and 81 Nm at 9,000 rpm. This “As our second CKD model in India, we are conident that the
torque-rich power enhances the sports riding experience even as GSX-S750 will further strengthen the ‘GSX’ brand, which is Suzuki’s
you traverse the streets for your daily commute. The in-line four- DNA in motorcycles,” says Satoshi Uchida, managing director
cylinder, four-stroke, DOHC liquid-cooled block has been specially of Suzuki Motorcycle India. Given the tech that the bike comes
tuned for India as well, and features a six-speed gearbox that allows loaded with, it’s easy to see why the marque has been so popular.
for strong acceleration and a smooth ride—the result of years of Its distinctive race-tested 10-spoke cast aluminium wheels with
super-sport R&D that is the mainstay of the GSX range. Bridgestone Battlax Hypersport S21 radial tyres also enhance the
Another feature that makes the bike a solid ride is Suzuki’s idea of a sports bike for the city or a “performance street machine,”
advanced traction control system, which gives the rider more as Suzuki calls it.
control across riding conditions. The four modes can be adjusted Priced at around `7,45,000, the bike is likely to go up against
on-the-ly or, if you’re just beginning to appreciate the thrill of Honda’s CBR bikes and American city riders and maybe cafe racers,
riding, at rest. They move between sport riding and smooth roads given its determinant of pure physical appeal. But the GSX-S750 has
to maximum traction control and wet or tough terrain. the three-decade heritage of the R750, and the wealth of Suzuki’s
The chassis is an interesting amalgam of a street bike’s tubular MotoGP racing expertise to back it up.

ACCESSORIES
PACK ’EM
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HAWAII 2.0
The patterned shirt is back in a big way.
We look to a legend for inspiration.
HAWAIIAN SHIRTS AREN’T JUST FOR CRUISE
ships anymore. Tropical patterns are having a
moment, and no one wore them better than
Tom Selleck. Magnum wouldn’t be caught dead
in a bulky Tommy Bahama button-up.
Instead, he’d opt for a itted Saint Laurent,
tucked into a pair of vintage washed denim
jeans by Levi’s. Throw on a Detroit Tigers hat,
Vuarnet aviators, and Sperry boat shoes to
complete the look. After wrapping up a day
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Selleck-like hair on your chest (and upper lip)
before heading out on the water for some fun.
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does it feel? silver streak on my head. The person I am, everything about me is
It’s amazing to be on the Maxim cover for the ifth time. As a joke, natural so why would I cover a streak I was born with?
I already mentioned that it’s a lot of fun to be breaking at least one
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times. But, really, all jokes aside, thank you so much for having me. hardest thing you’ve ever had to do w.r.t. laying out the truth?
You guys have a way of making every woman feel beautiful, sexy Cover it up! Of course, I’m no-nonsense and, of course, I’m no
and conident, all at once. ilter and it’s very hard for me to put up a pretence for more
than ive minutes. And all hell breaks loose inside my head. And,
Thank you, we try. What’s changed since the last time we met? then, there’s a small explosion in my tiny brain. And, then, I can’t
Have you noticed changes within yourself? cover up being polite. One thing I really struggle with sometimes
Deinitely. My dimensions have changed. I’m older, far more secure, is when I have to deal with incompetency—that’s when I have
much more conident and... I mean I’ve never been the kind of absolutely no ilter and I have no time for things and people who
woman who loves myself but the older I get, the more conident I are incompetent. I love the sound of millennials but, somewhere, I
get. Yeah, I’m just happy that I’m on the cover again in 2018, which feel that when I was in my 20s, I wasn’t so busy on social media. So
is reassuring. What has changed is my sense of comfort in the body I wish that there’s a slight shift and the millennials that I work with
I live in. can stop checking their Instagram and can start focussing on the
work that they do.
Self-love and body positivity are a crucial part of living a sane life
today, and we’re staunch advocates. Do you agree? We agree. Has this candid, no-fucks-given attitude ever gotten
I totally agree. I think it’s essential and, thanks to social media, you into trouble?
more and more women are coming out with the fact that you don’t It’s very refreshing to the people I’m around and it’s very refreshing
have to be skinny. More than anything else, you need to be in love to me in my head, because I don’t go anywhere with any baggage.
with your body. The only way you can do that is if you have a it And my candid “I don’t give a fuck” attitude has a lot to do with
body no matter what size it is. As long as it’s one that is it, it’s one the fact that I know where to draw the line. I would never end up
that makes you feel conident—and if you’re on Maxim, it’s one that hurting people, but I’m deinitely to the point and it’s easier to live
is desirable—you should love it. I’m joking, of course. As long as with somebody like me than it is to live with somebody who puts
you’re healthy, there is no reason to not love your body. up an act all the time. I mean, in my defence! Has it gotten me into
trouble? Yeah, maybe a few times. If I have hurt anybody with that
We love that you’re rocking some natural greys. Did you say attitude, I apologise, but I think they called for it at some point.
you’ve never bothered covering them up? We imagine that takes
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It’s not a natural grey like you may think. I was born with it. I any diferent today than when you started?
have a birth mark on the left side of my head where, literally, Yeah, a lot has changed. I feel like a lot of professionalism has
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people, and I feel like anybody who is talented sooner or later ends myself on the cover of a successful business magazine. In fact, the
up getting what they deserve. This is a great time for actors because most successful one in the world, talking about the things I have
there are so many diferent platforms—whether it is digital, or ilms, achieved professionally. And, of course, continuously work towards
or television, or reality shows. Whatever it is, I think this is actually doing good cinema. And if I have someone in my personal life,
the best time for the people working in the industry. being good to him, being a good daughter, a good sister and a good
friend. If my family grows, then being a good wife, a good mom. I
What changes would you like to see, moving forward? don’t know what’s going to happen in the next ive to seven years
I’ve always agreed to the fact that, especially when we work, there but that’s pretty much what my plan is.
is a unit of anything between 100 to 250 people and it is always 20
percent of the people who do the job for the other 80 percent. So You’re a planner! What were you up to last night? Details, please.
the change that I would like to see on a set, whether it is a magazine I was watching the IPL and I waited till the last over, but I couldn’t
shoot or whether it is ilm set, is the fact that not just the 20 percent stay up so I passed out with the TV on.
work, but 100 percent of the people work. And then it’ll become a
good place to be. I still see a lot of incompetence, there is a little bit Night well spent. Does the fear of feeling jaded ever set in?
of slack when it comes to paperwork or professionalism, or when it Actually, it is very surprising but I have been in the business for
comes to just hiring the right people for the right jobs. But I guess 17 years and that fear has not set in. But you continuously work
it’s paid of. Somewhere down the line, everybody ends up getting towards something. The one thing I like to do and that doesn’t make
work so it is not such a bad thing but a little more competence will me feel I’m jaded is that I always target the youth as my audience. I
be a good idea. like to give them things that they like because they are the ones who
deine what entertainment is. They are the big spenders, they are
Your views on the gender pay-gap in the business, which seems to the future and they kind of bring the trends in. So, I follow through
be the hot discussion. How have you dealt with it? the youth audience and then try to work towards it.
Whether it is my TV shows or whether it’s a ilm, I’ve seen women
who are on a far more successful level of ilms than me sufer from Would you classify yourself as lucky in love?
that, because there are women-oriented ilms that do well and end Depends on when you ask me that question. If you asked me that
up bringing collections at the box oice. But a woman has to sort of in 2016, I would have said no. If you ask me this question in 2018,
prove herself again and again and again, and even then she doesn’t I would say I’m borderline lucky. But don’t ask me who.
take home the same numbers; and when she does, it becomes a
really big deal. Having said that, the gap is being bridged, but we We never ask. How is dating in your 30s diferent from your 20s?
still have a long way to go. That’s a problem even in the West and I’m just less painful as a person in my 30s and the guy doesn’t have
a lot of people are talking about it. The more you talk about it, and to pick up my bills. So, it’s just better to date me in my 30s.
the more you think you deserve it, the more makers are going to
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Gal Gadot and Gigi Hadid.
Multifaceted would be an understatement for you. Is there
anything Neha Dhupia can’t do? Excellent choices and we wholeheartedly concur. Women seem to
Oh, there’s tonnes I can’t do! Firstly, thank you for the compliment love that Eat, Pray, Love thing. Would you want that adventure,
of thinking that I’m multifaceted. For instance, I can never make up or is it something you’ve already experienced?
my mind. I take very long to take decisions and that’s what holds I kind of have experienced it in tiny bits. Maybe not as expansive
me back from doing a lot of things. But, apart from that, I’m pretty as in the book. But I have been to Italy and I have been on diferent
fearless so once I’ve made up my mind, I just dive into it and I see pilgrimage things... well, not really ‘pilgrimage,’ but I’m very
where life takes me, whether it’s my personal life or professional. religious; so wherever I go, I try and go to a place of worship. But
it’s not exactly pray. And, as far as love is concerned, I have had a
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Am I a planner? No. But I’m a worrier. I worry about people, I
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ADRENALINE FIX
Need a break from the slots? Las Vegas has plenty of adventure, from racetracks and
machine guns to full-ledged aerial combat.
Daytime lights on Maverick’s leet of Airbus

ECO-Star EC-130s are also available, ofering
passengers a glimpse of Nellis Air Force Base
and the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Other
destinations include the Grand Canyon and
the Valley of Fire State Park.
Golf is hardly ever considered an
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Part driving range and part computer game,
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of their trip, according to the Las Vegas
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EPIC VOLCANOES
& LAVA FLOWS
Witness some of the most spectacular volcanic
eruptions on the planet, irst hand, in Hawaii.
he Big Island is getting bigger all the time. While
T volcanic activity has long ceased on most of the

Hawaiian archipelago, Big Island is still home
to one of the most active and spectacular eruptions on
earth. The island is nearly twice as large as the rest of
the isles combined, and it’s not done growing yet. The
lava is constantly creating new land; since 1994 the
island has grown by about 500 acres.
Mount Kilauea sits in Hawaii Volcanoes National
Park. Stop at the Thomas A. Jaggar Museum’s
observation point overlooking Kilauea’s Halemaumau
Crater. Within the crater lies a lava lake that rises
and falls several yards each day, depending on
conditions; come at night to best observe the crater’s
entrancing orange glow.
Meanwhile, lava streams away from the crater, either
above ground in lava lows or below ground through
tunnels known as lava tubes. The best way to view the
lows is from a helicopter. Check out Blue Hawaiian
Helicopter’s Circle of Fire Plus Waterfalls Tour (starting
at `17,000) for unparalleled views of the volcano’s
current activity and the natural splendour of Big Island.
Lava also lows from underground tubes along
the sea clifs on Big Island’s southeast coast. Currently,
the lava is pouring into the Paciic at Kamokuna
ocean entry. To get to the low, tourists must cross a
vast lava ield. The otherworldly landscape is dotted
with recently constructed houses as residents whose
original homes were destroyed by the lava try to
reclaim the land.
Again, the best views are at night. Start your hike
(or bike) across the lava ield’s dirt trail at least an
hour or so before sundown to catch the perfect view.
But whatever you do, follow all posted signs and park
rangers’ warnings; the freshly formed lava sheets are
unpredictable, with large masses of volcanic bench
collapsing into the ocean at random.
For a diferent angle on the lows, Lava Ocean
Tours pilots a 40-foot custom boat as close as possible
to the lava, providing unsurpassed access to this act
of nature (starting at `12,000 during the day; `16,000
around dusk).
While Mount Kilauea has been erupting since 1983,
it doesn’t behave with any consistency. Visitors need to
check ahead with the National Park Service, as the lava
lows can shift or even cease for long periods of time.
And don’t put of a visit for the future; the current three-
decade-long eruption could end at any time, putting a
temporary end to one of nature’s most impressive shows.

DEEP DIVIDE
The Silfra issure in Iceland offers
one of the most dramatic diving
experiences on earth.
ucked within Thingvellir National
T Park is one of Iceland’s most

incredible natural wonders.
The Silfra issure is a crack that formed
between the North American and Eurasian
continental plates, and it’s illed with some
of the clearest and cleanest water on the
planet. It’s also a bucket-list item for any
serious scuba diver.
The issures formed when the two
plates moved away from each other 150
million years ago at a rate of around two
centimetres per year. At the Silfra issure,
the water is so clear that divers can see
clearly for 100 metres or more.
A natural current ‘cleans out’ any
disturbed sediment and discourages animal
life, leaving only the unusual algae that
provide splashes of blues and greens. At
certain spots divers can actually touch both
walls, connecting the two continents with
their hands.
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uring—‘the sport of kings’—was born of to the sport, while the Elite (`60,000) is an expert The Bay of Plenty
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to famous breaks like Jaws and Waimea, but
beginners start out with a little help from Surf
nine-hour one-on-one lesson for adrenaline junkies.
For more relaxed water outings of the Big Island,
Ocean Safaris Kayak Adventures has everything
ofers some excellent
sandbar-created spots
for pros and novices.
Hawaii—Surf School. Located on Oahu’s North from guided kayak tours of stunning sea clifs to
Shore, the school focuses on small groups, migrating paddleboarding lessons (starting at `5,000). Looking
up and down the shore to ind the perfect waves for luxury at sea? Mana Cruises ofers a 46-foot
for their skill level. A lesson starts at a reasonable catamaran ideal for group outings; chartering its
`6,000 for two hours, including gear, from owner/ lagship runs `40,000 per hour. The Captain’s
big-wave surfer Edison de Paula and his team. Sunset & Tasting cruise (`13,000 per person)
There’s also an abundance of great scuba diving provides an unforgettable dinner on the water as
and snorkelling sites to explore. The novice-friendly the sun sets over the Paciic horizon.
Hawaii Eco Divers is located on Oahu but hits dive From November through April, Hawaii is home
sites throughout the islands. Its three-day PADI Open to migrating humpback whales. Book a whale- AILEEN’S, IRELAND
Water Certiication costs `45,000 per person. watching tour with Pride of Maui. The outit’s ship Near the Clifs of
Kiteboarding School of Maui’s Discovery package features luxury amenities, a barbecue lunch and a Moor, this is a mecca
(`6,500 per person) is a one-to-four-person intro crew that includes expert naturalists. for big wave suring.
And big means big.

ARCTIC ADVENTURE
Iceland’s natural beauty is
unparalleled. Here are the best
trips for the intrepid explorer.
celand’s landscapes are some of the
I most stunning in the world, and with

the right guide (not to mention vehicle),
the country is an explorer’s paradise.
Perhaps the most popular adventure is
a tour of the Golden Circle, a 300-km
loop in southern Iceland. The Pearl Tour
(`30,000), led by Mountaineers of Iceland,
takes you to the standard stops on the
Golden Circle—Thingvellir National Park,
the thermal waters at Geysir Hot Springs,
and Gullfoss Waterfall—and includes a
snowmobile journey across Langjökull
Glacier, the second-largest glacier in the
world. The company also ofers a number
of seasonal outings to catch the northern
lights. The Top of the World tour (`43,000)
also travels to Langjökull, where visitors ride
snowmobiles through the dark, guided only
by headlights—and the aurora borealis.
If the Golden Circle is too ‘beaten path,’
Iceland’s south coast is just as striking but far Iceland tour begins at `7,600 and includes tour (`12,500) explores the ice caves that
less trodden. Superjeep ofers a south coast Sólheimajökull Glacier and Seljalandsfoss naturally form each winter as the glacier
tour with a stop at Eyjajallajökull Volcano and Skógafoss waterfalls. The company also freezes and retreats, leaving unique cavities
(`25,000). Centred around the recently ofers full-package trips including airfare and within the ice. In the Blue Ice glacier hiking
dormant volcano (you may remember the hospitality; travel from cities like New York, tour (`16,000), guests strap on a pair of
2010 eruption that disrupted air travel Chicago, and San Francisco plus ive days in crampons and head out onto Sólheimajökull
throughout Europe), the trip stops at a black Iceland goes for around `65,000. Glacier, where they can climb its many
sand beach and lets you explore the outer Iceland’s wonders don’t stop above formations, crevasses, and ice caves.
reaches of the volcano itself, where heat ground; some of the most spectacular sights Extreme Iceland ofers airborne
radiates from the earth underfoot. It also are under the ice. Enormous glaciers such as tours with striking views of Iceland’s
visits two of Iceland’s most awe-inspiring Langjökull, Vatnajökull, and Mýrdalsjökull natural beauty. Tours include a trip to
waterfalls, Seljalandsfoss and Skógafoss. form a large part of Iceland’s topography, the highlands (`40,000) and a ‘moon
For the budget-conscious traveller, and they include miles of ice tunnels. safari’ light (`20,000) that takes visitors
Sourced Adventures ofers many of the Glacier Guides specialises in navigating over a landscape formed by volcanic and
most popular excursions at an afordable the crystal palaces. The Crystal Ice Cave glacial activity. For a more serene tour,
rate. Its Golden Circle outing starts at tour (`12,500) brings visitors inside the go engineless and soar over the Icelandic
just `6,000, while its 10-hour Southern Vatnajökull glacier, while the Into the Glacier countryside in a paraglider (from `22,000).

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The 959 attracted buyers including Bill Gates, Paul Allen, Boris Becker, and
King Juan Carlos of Spain. But the Emir of Qatar topped them all with his
gold-painted 959, whose steering wheel bears the emblem of Qatar.

ENTHUSIAST
959
How Porsche’s 30-year-old supercar
inspired today’s most advanced automobiles...
Text by CHRIS NELSON

LEFT
n today’s speed-of-light fast The 2,847-cc, six-
world, we can easily lose track cylinder engine of the
of time and the invaluable 959 is a 450-hp
masterpiece; it’s itted
perspective it gives us on so with two water-cooled
much of life. That goes for turbochargers, among
automobiles as well. These other technological
advances.
days we have hypercars such as the
350-kmph Mercedes-AMG Project One, ABOVE
which has a hybrid powertrain that The custom gold-
painted interior
produces over 1,000 horsepower, and the
ordered by the
aerodynamically wild, fully carbon-ibre Emir of Qatar.
Aston Martin Valkyrie with its remarkable
low 1:1 power-to-weight ratio.
Compared to these two, the 30-year-
old Porsche 959 seems somewhat prosaic.
What’s so enticing about a sensible,
understated supercar with a comfortable ride and a top speed competitors would struggle to build something that surpassed the
under 320 kmph? 959’s “astonishing abilities.”
But when the Porsche 959 debuted in 1985, it pushed the Development of the 959 ushered in a new era of Porsche sports
boundaries of automotive performance. After its irst drive in the cars, introduced then-exotic technologies now commonly used by
US$230,000 supercar, Car and Driver said, “The Porsche 959 can Porsche, and set the industry standard for high-performance cars.
accomplish almost any automotive mission so well that to call it Discussions about the 959 began in 1981. Porsche had a new CEO
perfect is the mildest of overstatements.” In its November 1987 issue, in Peter Schutz who wanted to breathe life back into the automaker’s
Automobile magazine called the Porsche 959 the ‘car of the century,’ hallmark model, the 911. Around the same time, the World Rally
said it rewrote the rules for supercars and added that Porsche’s Championship introduced a new, highly competitive class called

‘Group B’ and Porsche wanted in. In order to race, Porsche would
be required to produce only a handful of street-legal cars based of
its rally car, and those street-legal cars could easily be sold at a high
price to well-heeled customers.
Helmuth Bott, then Porsche’s chief technology oicer, insisted
that the rally car be based of the 911. “I deliberately wanted to base
the 959 on our production car and hence remain in a position where
we were represented by our products,” Bott said at the time. Soon
the ‘911 Group B’ got the green light; no one could have known how
complex the inal car would be, or that it would take until 1987 for
the irst models to be delivered to anxious owners.
The Porsche we know today—an automotive powerhouse
producing some of the most compelling performance cars out
there—did not exist three decades ago. While Porsche had success
with both its street cars and its racing cars, it had yet to truly
combine its learnings in one product and push itself to the edge of
an emerging, more advanced automotive age. The 959 would change
that. While the car would share its general shape, structure and
wheelbase with the 911, just about everything else on the 959 would
be reimagined.
Engineers designed the 959’s body so that it produced
absolutely no aerodynamic lift, thanks to an integrated rear wing,
a lat underbody cover and smooth, polyurethane mouldings that
replaced the 911’s bumpers. Aluminium, Kevlar, and plastic body
panels supplanted traditional steel bodywork in order to keep
weight down, which is also why the 959 used deck to improve
aerodynamics and driving performance. Most important, the
956 beneited from an intelligent all-wheel drive system that
imperceptibly and almost instantaneously divvied up power
between the front and rear axles depending on driver inputs
ABOVE
and demands, making the car’s handling more responsive, Early drawings of the 959, showcasing its nontraditional
controllable and consistent. rear-engine layout.
Not only did the 959 have a myriad of modern technologies
BELOW
never before seen in a street car but it managed to package it in The 959 was the world’s irst supercar, reaching a top speed
a way that didn’t punish the driver. The ‘comfort’ version of the of 314 kmph and going from 0 to 100 in 3.7 seconds.

959 had niceties uncommon in supercars of the time, including
air-conditioning, an audio system and power windows and seats.
The relatively lavish cabin had high-end trim, good visibility, and
little wind noise, and a low, quiet idle and pleasant exhaust note
meant the 959 could realistically be used as a daily driver. When
the irst 959 prototype made its public debut at the 1983 Frankfurt
Motor Show, no one had seen anything like it. “CDs, VCRs, and home
gaming consoles had just started to appear, and then the 959 shows
up at Frankfurt?” jokes Dave Engelman, Porsche’s North American
spokesperson for motorsports and brand heritage.
Still, the 959 had a long way to go; its technical complexity and
the complications around getting its various systems to communicate
properly would require a few more years of development. Wanting
to conidently transpose its racing experience into an approachable
road car, Porsche challenged its engineers to test the 956 beyond
its limits and under the most extreme conditions. So in 1984,
the engineering team entered an all-wheel drive test mule in the
gruelling Paris-Dakar endurance race, torturing the 959’s drivetrain
across harsh desert terrain. The team returned the next year with
yet another mule, and it literally went up in lames. It wasn’t until
1986, when Porsche arrived at Paris-Dakar with three ‘real’ 959s
and drivers René Metge, Jacky Ickx, and Roland Kussmaul that
the automaker found the podium, winning irst, second, and sixth
place, respectively.
Porsche inally had its irst 959s on the road, but by then the car
faced a new, formidable opponent from Italy: the savage Ferrari

OPPOSITE PAGE
F40, a US$260,000 exotic with a
Porsche undertook extensive
478-horsepower and twin-turbo competition and off-road
charged V-8 mounted behind its two testing, including at the
1985 Pharaoh Rally in
seats. The 959 accelerated quicker than
Egypt. Legendary driver
the Ferrari, going from 0 to 100 kmph Jacky Ickx was part of the
in 3.7 seconds, but its top speed of 1986 Dakar Rally team that
314 kmph fell short of the Ferrari’s put three cars in the top 10.
323-kmph top speed, which made the
F40 the irst production car to go over
320 kmph. The fortunate few lucky
enough to sample both the Ferrari F40
and the Porsche 959 were astonished
by the performance each ofered,
but most preferred the Porsche as a
friendlier, more well-rounded car Porsche racing driver Kees Nierop,
that didn’t chase speed at the cost who in 1987 raced a 961 (a modiied
of comfort. 959) in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, says,
By the time production versions of the 959 rolled out of the “The 959 was the irst real supercar. It looked the part and acted the
factory in the spring of ’87, the World Rally Championship had part.” All told, Porsche produced 339 examples of the 959. While
dissolved the ‘Group B’ class, which had turned into a breathtaking the 959 couldn’t be sold in the States due to regulatory issues, a
spectacle with an unfortunately high rate of fatalities for both drivers few slipped into the country on the ‘grey market’ before U.S. laws
and spectators. While Porsche never got the chance to race in the changed to allow legal importation. Now 959s can be found in the
series it created the 959 for, its remarkable car had made its mark, enviable garages of folks like comedian Jerry Seinfeld and Microsoft
shown the world what Porsche engineering could do, and inspired founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen.
a whole new way of thinking at the automaker’s headquarters. “The In the past 30 years, exemplary supercars like the McLaren
959, much like the 918 Spyder that came 30 years later, featured F1 and the Bugatti Veyron have eclipsed the 959’s achievements,
technological advances that many people were initially sceptical but even today the Porsche tugs at the heartstrings of automotive
of,” Engelman says. “Yet in both examples, technology irst found enthusiasts. The 959 refused to break free from restraint, wowed
on those two supercars soon found its way into serial production the world with its standout technologies and proved that a supercar
Porsche sports cars.” could be balanced instead of boyish and still make people swoon.
The C29 was one of the irst attempts at designing the 959. The team tried to improve the aerodynamics of the existing 911 by giving the 959 increased
downforce and less air friction, a nearly impossible task.

SOCIETY
FAKE NEWS,
CONSPIRACIES
& SELFIES
Maxim goes behind-the-scenes to understand #FakeNews.
Text by SUJIT BHAR
Illustrations by ASHISH ASTHANA
N
obody wants fake news. The big observation of social scientists data is also beyond the palette for
News itself is so erogenous has been that fake news is here to stay. this canvas.
these days, faking it would Those were times where lies spread through Technically, though, what is fake?
make it sound like porn, or tortuous routes of rumours, cofee shops, According to the Cambridge English
something thereabouts. But quite like snail-mails and even ancient emails. Then Dictionary, it is: “False stories that appear
porn, fake news is produced, in the the process of development took over and to be news, spread on the internet or using
millions of bits and bytes and column the speed increased. Today, if you are two other media, usually created to inluence
centimetres, and is then disseminated over inches taller, a shade fairer and you have political views or as a joke.”
social media before it permeates back into bigger biceps in your Facebook account As usual, the dictionary got it all wrong.
mainline journalism where it is consumed than you can really measure at home, you Fake news is real, fake news is the lavour of
voraciously as fake breakfasts, fake lunches better recalibrate your measuring tape. the day, fake news is the bedrock on which
and even fake dinners. Quite like what that Latin smart guy René modern societies—from the US to India—are
Understandably, the government of the Descartes had predicted so long ago, “You being built. Fake news was, is and forever
day has reacted, but that is another story, a think, therefore you are.” Descartes was will be. How dare some bleary-eyed, pale
rather true one, quite beyond the ambit of way ahead of his time. How he managed to academics in semi-dark rooms deine it as
this particular article. read into MySpace and Facebook’s status something wrong?

Technically, fake news isn’t ‘fake’ at Creativity is being rubbed to dust these there will be more taxes,” who had the
all. It is our belief systems that needs to be days. It is quite possible and natural for wherewithal or steel testicles, or both,
changed and modernised, keeping in mind a renowned journalist to ride pillion on a to cross-check facts? They paid up, or
the demands of this digital world. This has bike that a man has put at the disposal of their crops would be taken. When today’s
been clariied to me by Baba Adityadev in a the journalist. Target the bike, show how governments and corporate houses tell
recent discussion I had with him. Sitting in durable it is, bugle its dependability. How is you there is a dire need to look into your
the lotus position, the Baba was meditating, the man’s background in controversy? Isn’t personal databases and to decide how you
when I had barged in, demanding to know that a conspiracy theory? have voted in the past few elections, or
the true meaning of life. He ofered me a Take UFOs, for example, and aliens. where your faith lies, or how much of you
benign smile and told me it was all ‘maya’. They have been around for ages. You is gay or lesbian, you simply cannot say no,
He told me, that this entire life, this earth, heard it from your dad, who heard from just because it is a irm from Cambridge.
my bank balances, even my painful EMIs his. And now you know that aliens live Would you risk the existence of your entire
were all fake. That’s the good news. Which among us, look quite like us and are more life’s carefully customised proile? Nope.
means, fake news is good, quite like greed. in number today than ‘us’. You know this You say yes, that’s it. Say yes, I support the
I felt molliied and accepted the Baba’s from Facebook and Twitter accounts that grand gld party, or the new party that has
ive-star hospitality in all good faith, even cannot be traced back to humans. You given me so many good days recently. You
though it was all ‘maya’. know this from the absurd explosion of jump up and you are counted. That’s the
But religious and theological deinitions ‘population’ in India. Are we to believe that courage of your conviction. What’s fake
apart, there is sense in creating news, a peace-loving, timid, religious-minded about that?
According to the Cambridge English Dictionary, it is: “False stories that

appear to be news, spread on the internet or using other media, usually
created to influence political views or as a joke.”
especially for the young and upwardly nation becomes obscenely tiger-ish in the But wait. Here are a few dos and don’ts
mobile. All the work that your grey cells bedroom? Huh. That is the conspiracy for the young and the geek. Never post a
do in managing multiple social media theory. Many among us aren’t us at all. photograph of a person or persons or his or
accounts, spreading stories about your They are ‘they’, and we don’t know how their activities without reconirming it with
oline life is what used to be called they grow. Don’t blame our base instincts another, similar website or social media
‘creativity’ not too long back. An entire for that. account. There is safety in numbers. Never
advertising industry was nourished into Who is spreading all these lies about the become the sore thumb in the worldwide
monstrosity through that. You knew that fake-ness of news? web. Also, never be the administrator
you would be bigger, taller, better, fairer For that one has to go back to some of a website group. That puts too much
and sexier just by using one particular medieval methods of news dissemination. responsibility on your shoulders, and you
brand of deodorant. And you believed That process was carried out by chroniclers can’t really make the worst out of a bad
that. And even if you didn’t get smarter hired by kings, to read out the monarch’s situation even if you wanted to. Also, when
in the process, at least you smelt well. edicts at the marketplace, to the your selies tell you that you are constantly
What’s wrong in that? What is all this accompaniment of drums. If the chronicler changing, why should you stick to any ixed
brouhaha about? said: “The enemy is approaching, so identity? That’s a shame too.

The fun fact of life today is that you get had been used to deliver a parallel universe always presented the bridges to dreamland,
to wallow in conspiracy theories without theory/solution. and stairways to cat heaven. When you see
guilt. It’s like watching an adult ilm and You really need to hitch up your pants the Twitter feed of a garland thrown from
the only thing you need to decide on is and get into the nullah of lies and counter the crowd land directly around the neck
whether you bring a bowl of popcorn or a lies. You need to accept that there is always of a leader on a publicity drive, you don’t
platter of meat and beer. Here is the line of an alternative, however improbable, and question the physics of it, you accept it as a
distinction. When it is classiied—by social reorganise your thoughts accordingly. sign, and nobody faked it. There is a bigger
media experts, of course—as a conspiracy, The truth is just a mile away from the plan that God has for you. It doesn’t involve
that ain’t fake no more. It’s just an optional aspired path. money, but there’s a door that’s open to the
thought, supported by ‘documents’ that That is where the current situation lunch hall, and there’s a free bufet on.
strangely point at ‘motives’ that could have comes in handy. Religion, thankfully, has Enjoy all the ‘maya’ as long as it lasts.

ADVENTURE
“How Do I Get
This Shot?”
Maxim goes behind-the-scenes with acclaimed
lensman Joerg Mitter, who has helped revolutionise
action photography.
Text by VARUN SARIN

Photographed by JOERG MITTER/RED BULL CONTENT POOL

The sublime jet formation of the
Breitling fleet, captured flying
over the peaks of Eiger, Jungfrau
and Moench in the Swiss Alps in
Interlaken, Switzerland.

sk any extreme
sportsperson, and the
odds are that they’d have
heard of Joerg Mitter. As
the irst photographer to
mount a camera into a
raceplane cockpit, Mitter
has kind of become the go-to guy when it
comes to photographing extreme sports.
He is most famous, of course, for being
the guy who’s caught over 60 pilot battles
around the world on camera for the Red
Bull Air Race World Championship, as well
as capturing Felix Baumgartner and the Red
Bull Stratos project for posterity.
Mitter is also the founder and head of
photography at Limex Images, a network
of talent that works on everything from
lifestyle to adventure. The Austrian
native, now based in Graz, has travelled to
more than 70 countries, covering action
in the water, among the clouds and on
treacherous land. It’s given him unique
insights into the mind of the extreme
athlete and the relevance of documenting
human achievement. We caught up with
Mitter to discover what makes him tick,
and what it takes to capture a frame worth
a million words. If this is not out-there,
nothing else is.
One of Mitter’s most famous After all these

shots, taken in the savanna years, are you
close to Pretoria, South Africa. always satisied
Maikel Melero of Spain aces a with each shoot?
I’m driven to reach
jump during the 2014 Red Bull 100 percent of
X-Fighters competition. my thoughts and
imagination, but
you have to accept
that due to elements
beyond our control, sometimes it is just
not possible. With Red Bull Air Race, we’re
shooting the whole time when the planes
are racing but with other projects, it’s
important to realise that when an athlete
gets tired, it is time to stop and take a break.
You have to deal with the weather, the time
of the day and people’s moods. After a
shoot, I’m usually not satisied, then I look
at the images—and it slowly dawns on me
that they turned out well. Everything can
always be a little bit better because it isn’t
studio photography.
How do you prefer to cover aerial action?

The Air Race is interesting to shoot because
you have a fast lying object in the sky that
races at a speed of up to 370 kmph. You can
freeze the action, you can play with it or
you can create motion blur. It gives you so

much opportunity to be creative, especially
with a large crowd in the background.
If I’m in the helicopter, I try to take as
little equipment as possible to be more
lexible. Normally I take two bodies; one
with a wide-angle lens and one with a long
lens. I love to take a 800-mm lens with me,
which is quite bulky but it gets really fun
to shoot with that from the air. Long lenses
give you the opportunity to get certain
angles even if you can’t get close; however,
the helicopter, in strong winds, is not as
stable as people would think—so one day it
is easy, the other, tricky. I like to shoot from
the ground as well; it’s more controllable
and gives you more lexibility to explore
diferent angles.
What are the risks involved when you

do shoot from a
helicopter?
Kirby Chambliss, Nicolas Ivanof I have lown more
and Matthias Dolderer ﬂy over the than 1,000 hours in
Monument Valley Navajo Tribal helicopters taking
Park in Utah, U.S., en route to Las photographs.
Some machines
Vegas. Mitter was able to time the are really good for
ferrying to perfection. doing things fast,
others have bigger
windows or doors
that we can take
of. Sometimes we can even sit on the skids.
After so many lying hours, you get used to
all these things. You know where the wind
comes from, what the altitude is, where
the directions are and you learn to talk the
language of the pilot. Quite often, it’s not
only you and the helicopter in the air, there
are other helicopters and planes lying

around as well so you have to de-conlict
with everyone in the air. At the Air Race,
there is a team in Race Control taking care
of this so we’re in good hands.
How has technology changed how you

approach your work?
In 2007, when we had the Red Bull Air Race
in Monument Valley in Arizona, I mounted
a full DSLR camera into the cockpit of a
raceplane for the irst time ever, and set
it on an auto-trigger system. It was super
challenging to ind the space in the cockpit.
Plus, when the pilots pull up to 10Gs, the
camera feels 10 times the force so you have
to mount it with zip ties, duct tape, clamps
and mounts—which took a couple of hours
to ix back then. Now, I use a GoPro camera
for these kinds of things. It’s very lexible
because of the size, so you can quickly
secure it with a screw inside or on the wing.
It is so much easier now. Maybe 10 years
from now, we might be saying, “Remember
when we had this huge GoPro camera?”
Technology, in general, is changing so
fast in photography. Image quality and
ISO sensitivity are improving so quickly
that it is possible
to shoot almost
Mitter framed Felix Baumgartner anything with a
as he leapt of the 509-m high standard camera.
Taipei 101 Tower in Taiwan. The
two have also collaborated during How much
preparation goes
the record-breaking Stratos event. into the shots you
get each day?
It’s really important
to visually draw

out the image in your mind before you go
out and take it. Every pilot (and athlete)
has her or his own skillset and technique
so, therefore, little diferences make a huge
impact on photo timings.
When it comes to aerial photography,
level lying doesn’t work the best because
you don’t see the wings or the shape of the
plane. Turns and chicanes look best, so you
have the nice side of the plane, which you
need to line up with a background. We call
it the chocolate side
of the airplane, with
For a change of pace, a fellow the more interesting
lensman caught Mitter as he was canopy and pilot.
shooting the Red Bull wingsuit Some interesting
project in 2017. In the world of shots also happen
back at the
extreme sport, Mitter is a legend. airport where the
diference between
the pilots is visible.
Every pilot has their
own procedure
of how they put the gloves on, when they
close the visor or canopy and how they
prepare before take-of.
You’ve deinitely been to some

extraordinary places and have
photographed unreal performances.
Have there been any photos that have
surprised even you?
The girafe shot in South Africa for the 2014
Red Bull X-Fighters was never planned.
It was supposed to be an African sunset,
but when we searched the location I saw a
girafe in the distance. Someone said that
she even had a name—Lucy—and that you
could walk up to her. From that moment I
knew I wanted to photograph the silhouette
with the girafe and I almost couldn’t sleep
because I was like, “How do I get this shot?”
You’re into adventure and extreme sports

yourself, but it can often be difficult
for a non-enthusiast to understand the
dangers. Can you explain how risky your
life can often be?
I would never risk my life for anything, let
alone a photograph but, of course, I have
been in environments that are not 100
percent safe. You do whatever you can do
to make it as safe as possible—it needs to be
a calculated risk.
That’s how all athletes balance their

performances too, of course. If you could
change careers, what would you do?
It was a childhood dream to be a helicopter
pilot. Maybe I’m doing what I do because
of that...

MAXIM GIRL
Caribbean
Queen
The St. Thomas native has her own TV show, covered numerous
magazines and carved an eternal place in our minds.
Meet Hannah Jeter, the supermodel with a plan.
Text by NICOLA KRAUS
Photographed by GILLES BENSIMON
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annah Jeter likes to value of hard work and practice, which get my groove and feel comfortable in front
win. After years of eventually led to her reaching the top 50 of people. I don’t know if I’m the girl for
struggling to make a of U.S. Tennis’ youth division. She grew the job.’ ” Once they convinced her, she
name for herself in up accustomed to long hours on the court immediately wanted to know, “Should I
the notoriously running drills, repeating her serve and take a hosting class? How do I prepare for
high-turnover world volley, getting better and better still. By this?” But the producers didn’t want her to
of modelling, the age 12, though, scouts were already train; they were attracted to her authentic-
former tennis approaching her to model. She put them ity, and that’s what audiences responded
champion is now squarely front and centre. of until she was 14, when the thought to. “I love kids, so that was sort of the
She’s the star of arguably the most occurred to her that a little modelling saving grace. You couldn’t come in with a
controversial swimsuit cover of all time, the might pay for more court time. “I bad attitude, because the minute you
popular host of Project Runway: Junior and remember asking my mom, ‘If I get $200 walked in, they were waving to you, so
recreated the iconic role of the girl in the an hour, how many rackets could I have excited to be there.”
Ferrari in National Lampoon reboot. Spend and how many lessons could I buy?’ That Where we’re currently less excited to
a minute with her and it’s obvious why the was really my idea of modelling.” be is upside down. But we get to talking
28-year-old has risen so high. After graduation, she moved to New about her personal life, given that she’s
We met at Long Island City’s Circus York. “It was terrifying because I didn’t married to Derek Jeter, one of the biggest
Warehouse—her choice—because she even have a credit card,” she says. “I was former sports stars in the U.S. The couple
wanted to try aerial acrobatics. I arrived just a kid.” She was still thinking she is famously private. “I never talk about my
early, but she was even earlier, happily would ind a way to balance the two relationship, only because I feel like I have
sitting in the waiting area without handlers callings, but it quickly became apparent to share every other part of my life. It’s that
like any twenty-something from the that she’d have to leave tennis behind. “If one part that’s a little bit of a mystery to
neighbourhood, ready to start her Sunday you take three weeks of, there’s someone people, but that’s the way we want it. The
hanging upside down. Even in casual else who’s training during those three only way to protect it is not to talk about it.”
workout clothes and no makeup, she is weeks. You take six months of and feel What she will say, however, is what she was
ridiculously beautiful. Her eyes are an like you’re four years behind. From one looking for in a guy before she met him.
unusual shade of blue-green, and her skin day to the next, I said I can’t do this “Personality is everything,” she says.
is the colour of toasted sand. But what anymore. Because I didn’t want to be “Having someone you can trust, someone
strikes you immediately is her warmth, her mediocre at everything, rather than just who is an overall honest person, someone
quick smile, her easy laugh. picking one thing and working really hard who’s down-to-earth. Trying to impress you
Eyeing the people spinning above us at that.” with material things? I think that’s lame. I
near the ceiling, without a net, I ask “Why After years of rejection and harsh wanted someone whose family is a big,
trapeze?” hoping for a bit of reassurance criticism in high-fashion modelling, where important part of their life.” Of course, he’s
from the former athlete. “I like to try new her curves were more of a liability than an also someone who understands being
things,” she says with her slender arms asset, she was on the verge of quitting. driven to be the best at something.
crossed. “I thought this would be fun.” Then Sports Illustrated came calling. Two The inal pose is ittingly called the
Our instructor, Summer Lacy, begins years later, she made the cover. When I ask Mermaid, and we’re instructed to lip of
the lesson by showing us how to hold a her about the controversy that raged, the silk strap so our arched torsos face the
trapeze bar, telling us to trust that our which had everyone including the New ground, then hold ourselves up by one
harnesses will work as we leave the York Times weighing in on the infamous hand. Hannah gracefully arches her back,
comfort of earth. image of her sliding down her bikini arm extended, face looking like a spotlight
“I’m not a worrier,” Hannah says. bottom to reveal nearly her entire hair-free should be shining on it. Before we part, I
“There’s no point. My philosophy is to let mons, she shrugs it of. “That will be every ask about her plans for the future. She says
everyone else worry.” year with the cover. They’ll say, ‘It was she’d like to learn more about the
Davis’ parents moved to St. Thomas on photoshopped too much, or those aren’t behind-the-scenes of fashion and the
their honeymoon and raised their three her real boobs, or those aren’t her real construction of garments. And she’d love
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SANDAKPHU-PHALUT
BAGDOGRA
SANDAKPHU-PHALUT,
West Bengal
It is no exaggeration when one speaks of the the third highest peak, at 28,169 feet. Later
Sandakphu-Phalut trek as one of the best in into the winter, an all-white scape ofers an
India. After all, not many journeys award otherworldly feel, which is memorable too.
a view of the Kanchenjunga massif—also Spring throws up surprises in the form of
known as the ‘Sleeping Buddha’—and other magnolia blooms along the way. Despite the
grand views. The week-long trek traverses long trek of over 30 km with three stops at
several high-altitude villages before one Tumling, Kalipokhri and inally Sandakphu,
hits the highest point at Sandakphu, at it is still considered a moderate one, with
11,950 feet. October and November are best tea rooms and homestays to stop at for the
for clear views of Lhotse and Makalu (the nights. The paths vary between concrete
fourth and ifth highest peaks in the world steps and easy trails to some steep sections
at 27,939 feet and 27,765 feet, respectively), for over 30 km along the border of Nepal
Everest at 29,030 feet and Kanchenjunga, and India—major adrenaline rush!

VALLEY OF FLOWERS
DEHRADUN
VALLEY OF FLOWERS,
Uttarakhand
As popular as this trek might be, it’s

not for ledgling trekkers. Considerable
conditioning and itness are required to
truly enjoy the 14,400-foot altitude weather
and dramatic scenery. One of the few
monsoon treks of the Himalaya, the Valley
of Flowers trek sets the bar high for many
lower-scaped hikes of the country—several
of them are given the moniker of ‘Valley of
Flowers of the East, West…’ and so on.
The ideal time for the trek is two days
with an overnight halt at Ghangria, the
halting point between Govind Ghat and
the Valley of Flowers. From here, another
route radiates towards the alpine lake of
Hemkund Sahib (two km). Walk the route
that explorer and legendary mountaineer
Frank Smythe trod back in 1931. Mid-July
to mid-August is the season to see the
Brahmakamal, blue poppy, cobra lily
anemone, geraniums and more than 300
other species of lowers in full bloom.
Though the animals of the region are
elusive, if you’re lucky, sighting of Asiatic
black bears, brown bears, snow leopards
and blue sheep is not all that rare.
GOECHA LA
GANGTOK
GOECHA LA,
Sikkim
If statistics is what you’re after, there

couldn’t be a better trek than Goecha La.
It ofers ultimate adventure and glimpses
of not only Kanchenjunga but also 14
other peaks like Kabru, Simvo and
Pandim. Tackling the rough and
meandering trail is well worth it when
you have a trove of snow-clad mountains
as the reward. The bright blue sky doubles
as a canvas to showcase the snowy peaks
in the foreground that extend into a sheet
of ice with the frozen glaciers. In the winter,
the challenge lies not only in the steep
ascents but also the falling temperature—
sometimes becoming sub-zero. The highest
pit-stop on the trek is Lamune at over
14,000-feet, but it’s Dzongri that will leave
you speechless with views of Rathong,
Kabru, Kanchenjunga, Simvo and Pandim.
MUMBAI
KALAVANTIN DURG
KALAVANTIN DURG,
Maharashtra
If you’re looking for high-calibre adventure

tempered by the soothing greens of the
Sahyadri range, then Kalavantin Durg
may be the answer. Centred on the lower
plateau of Prabalmachi, the trek is a
popular weekend getaway option.
Woodland treasures and ancient forts
dominate this region, and Kalavantin is
at the helm of the experience. The lone
fortress stands at 2,250 feet above sea level,
and can be reached by a complex trail of
high stone steps. One would think that it
makes climbing easier, but hauling yourself
up onto each step takes inordinate muscle
power a.k.a think it through. Often hailed
as a great monsoon trek thanks to the
gorgeous views that one can expect after a
shower, it is actually better to do it in the
cooler months—the rains make the path
exceptionally slippery. Once atop the hill,
you’ll have panoramic views making the
sweaty uphill battle worthwhile.
GREAT LAKES
SRINAGAR
GREAT LAKES,
Jammu & Kashmir
Amongst the list of epic treks in India, the It is considered a challenging trek due
Great Lakes of Kashmir features high. So to the steep sections. But gentle, descending
pristine is the beauty of the state that it has slopes after every such ascent give the
long been immortalised in Indian ilms. trekker a breather. The twisting trails go
The contrast of the political turmoil in the over crests and down the troughs
mainstream urban areas with the abiding via Nichani, Vishnusar Lake, Gadsar via
calm in this region is striking. For a trekker, Gadsar Pass and Kishansar twin lakes on
this trek reaches one close to divinity. to Satsar, Gangabal and inally Narang.
Clumpy grass tufts on meadows, wild horses The highest point of the trek is 13,800 feet.
roaming close to the streams winding While the view is easy on the eyes, each day
through wide passes and emerald lakes in requires grit to cover approximately
the shadow of burly grey mountains are 10 km. This trek is deinitely not for the
what one can expect each day. faint-hearted.

KANAMO PEAK,
KANAMO PEAK
Himachal Pradesh
To think that one can climb to 19,000-

plus feet on a fairly non-technical trek in
India would sound outrageous at irst. But SHIMLA
the Spiti and Lahaul valleys of Himachal

Pradesh have a secret that is now slowly
being discovered by trekkers. It goes by the
name of Kanamo Peak. The trek requires
reasonable itness but very thorough
acclimatisation as one moves up from Batal
to Chandratal, then onward to Kunzum
La, Kibber and the base of Kanamo, inally
towards the summit and then down to
Kaza. Isolated stretches with glacial lakes,
meadows over mountains crumpled like
bedspreads and high mountain passes
covered in snow make this a challenging
trail. The trek should be done with
operators who know their way around the
mountain and are fully equipped with gear,
medical aid, proper camping facilities and
experienced guides.
SRINAGAR
MARKHA VALLEY
MARKHA VALLEY,
Jammu & Kashmir
One of the most popular treks of the state,

it gives one the opportunity to witness the
diverse topography and unique experiences
of the Leh and Zanskar regions. The cold
desert topography brushed with strokes of
green vegetation is spectacular. While the
trek itself does not require high calibre,
it traverses an 85-km trail that needs
reasonable itness to push 10 km per
day. The route passes through the Hemis
National Park and the Rumbak Valley, both
home to rare wildlife species like the snow
leopard and also the lynx, Ladakhi urial
(goat), argali (Tibetan sheep), blue sheep,
red fox, Tibetan wolf, dhole (wild dog),
marmot and hare. The extreme adventure
is interspersed with calm Buddhist
monasteries and slow-paced villages, before
surprising one again with high passes like
Gandala La (15,748 feet) and Kongmaru La,
(17,060 feet) or deep rocky canyons along
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What’s the one reason you’ve never their country. Test cricket is a mix of a lot of Which guy doesn’t like compliments? I love
admitted you became a cricket player? things—mental strength, endurance through attention, too. Hey, I’m a regular guy.
Well, there is no special reason I can tell ive days of constant pressure and fortitude.
you that I haven’t told anybody else. It was I don’t think it will ever go out of fashion We have this idea called #MakeHerSmile,
love at irst sight. I just fell in love with and I honestly love playing Test cricket. It’s where we believe it’s a man’s job to make
the game and as early as I can remember, the most challenging format. every woman in his life happy, and he can
when I was two or three years old, I’d run at least start with the small things. Agree?
around the house with a bat in my hand, You have a fashion sensibility where Of course, I think it’s the most important
and make my dad throw balls at me all day. you’re not afraid to experiment, but also thing to do. To compliment a woman, to
I was just a very sporty kid but cricket was like to keep it simple. Care to elaborate? make sure she’s comfortable, to make sure
something I became really good at. Since Yeah, I’ve always had a good eye for she’s happy, to make her smile. I think
I started playing, I’ve been doing well so fashion. I’m not a very loud person, be it that’s necessary for a guy to do, and not
once I inished school, I took it up seriously. with my style or my personality. I try to just say it for the heck of saying it. There is
I guess I always knew that I wanted to be a keep things simple and basic, and yet ind a this saying: “Happy women are the most
cricketer and nothing else. way to keep it stylish. Even going forward, I beautiful.” I think it’s a man’s job to make
think that’ll be my style. every special woman in his life have a smile
You’re one of the future hopes of Indian on her face, to make her feel special.
cricket. Is it a burden or encouragement? If you had to sum up your fashion sense in
Honestly, I have started well but it is still a sentence, what would it be? How do you keep so it?
just the beginning and I have a long way I don’t know. I love wearing comfortable Over the last couple of years, I’ve gone
to go. In the last three years or so that I stuf. But I do try to dress up for occasions. through a lot of injury. Fitness is something
have played for the country, I’ve learnt a If there’s a formal event, I would love to I’ve paid a lot of attention to and I feel like
lot and my game’s gone through a lot of wear suits. I love suits. I have a bunch of my game’s improved. I feel like where
changes. I think I’m a lot more experienced, them at home. I think a man looks the most I am today is because of how serious I have
a lot more mature as a player and as a dapper and the most stylish in a suit. I like been with itness and my diet, and how I
person. That people look up to you and wearing Indian clothes, if there are festivals. started to look after myself. Injuries have
believe you can do well for the country is But I like to keep it classy and stylish. made me humble and made me realise the
a great encouragement and it only makes value of the opportunities that have been
me hungrier, more responsible and more Who are some of your style icons and why? given to me, and how I need to make every
dedicated to my game and to myself. I just David Beckham has obviously been my style day count. It has made me realise how I
want to keep getting better. icon since I was 11 or 12. There are a lot of should use the best years of my cricketing
people who I don’t want to become but I career to the best of my ability, and stay
It’s IPL season, and T20 is as exciting admire for their fashion sense. Beckham is it because of the kind of competition
as it is fast. What draws players to deinitely the most stylish sportsman. we face.
this format?
Look, obviously, T20 is a spectator sport. This is a denim story, and sports-people Sports is also about discipline. Do you
That’s what one loves about cricket— tend to be most comfortable in athleisure. have a secret code?
the challenge. And cricketers love that What’s your denim ideology? You develop discipline at training: I turn
challenge as well because there’s not a lot Yes, athleisure is the way to go for me— up on time and make sure I tick all the
of time to think... it’s fast and you have joggers, T-shirts, sneakers, and shorts and boxes. It doesn’t matter how tired I am.
to really be it to do well in this format. ganjis for the summer. And caps! That’s If there’s a 15-minute pool session, I make
Of course, you also need to have the skill; mostly my style. Denim has found a way to sure I do it. I’m careful about what I eat
especially in the IPL, where you play against be in fashion matrix from the time it was or drink, no matter how much I’m craving
your own teammates who know your created and I don’t think it will ever go for something. That’s how I think you
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