Keith started the Adelaide Happy Wanderers together with Bart van der Wel in 1982. His introduction to bushwalking was originally at Mannum Area School in the early 1960s. Keith was in active service during the Vietnam War. This experience would have prepared him for the hardships associated with long distance bushwalking in remote areas which he, Bart and Ian Buckland along with other club members participated in during the 1970s and 80s. He was also an avid rock climber for many years and travelled overseas to places like Chile to engage in extreme walking and climbing. In later years he and Warren (who met in the Happy Wanderers) walked in New Zealand and the US as well as other places overseas.
