Rugby

  • Queensland representative in Rugby Union from 1974-1979 
  • Australian Under 16 Rugby Union Representative in 1977 
  • A-Grade Rugby player Souths Rugby Union, Brisbane in the mid 80s 
  • Cairns Representative – Rugby Union in 1986/87 

Skills-based Activities

  • 1986 – Cairns Touch football representative 
  • A-Grade’ squash player 

Endurance-related Activities

Trekking

Rockclimbing – Ice Climbing – Mountaineering

  • Avid rock and ice-climber in Canada from 1988-1993. 
  • Rock-climbing instructor from 1990-1994 at he University of Calgary. 

Scuba Diving

 

1989-2004 – Active NAUI Scuba Instructor (15 years) (sustaining status from 2005 onwards). Certified over 100 divers in Canada and Australia.

Completed Openwater, Advanced, Master, Divemaster, Rescue and Instructor courses as well as specialist courses in night, deep, altitude, ice, salvage, equipment, underwater photography, Certified Ice-diving instructor in Canada.

Completed over 1000 scuba dives since 1978.

Photography

Mike has undertaken over 17 online photography courses through Betterphoto.com in the areas of: Portrait photography, photoshop, travel photography, flash photography and stock photography.

Mike’s virtual photography gallery can be viewed at: http://www.michaelkeppell.com

Creative Writing

  • Completed courses in creative writing and have completed a first draft of a novel titled: ‘Living for the Moment’ 
  • Unlocking creativity course. The Writers Studio: Sydney.
  • 10 month novel and script first draft online course. The Writers Studio: Sydney (2010). 
  • 12 month novel and script second draft online course.