Stefan Cairns was born in Liverpool, England in 1955, he has participated in many sporting activities, some of which may be perceived as extreme sports. Skydiving was a significant part of his life for many years, in fact Stefan has done almost 1,000 skydives and was part of the largest relative work formation in England in 1989. The 60 way was actually in the Guinness Book of Records between 1989 and 1997. He was also a hang glider pilot, scuba diver, rock climber, mountain biker and a pilot, these activities were all brought to a halt when Stefan was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2004.