Steve first got involved in outdoor pursuits as a teenager both at school and as an air cadet, grasping any opportunity to escape the confines of inner city Birmingham for the freedom of the hills. He has maintained his contact with the Air Training Corps and takes great pride in introducing the next generation to the hill and mountain experience. Again he holds the Mountain Leaders award and first aid certificates. He is an active member of the Five Town Mountaineers. He enjoys rock climbing preferring though the aesthetics of easier routes than the athletics of harder routes.