Walking 1,000km solo on the Bibbulmun Track, WA - Unsupported 5 week E2E thru hike
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- Опубліковано 26 січ 2024
- Welcome to the Bibbulmun Track, a stunning 1,000km trail in Western Australia! In this video I invite you to join me on my own Bibbulmun journey - a solo north to south end to end track hike.
This hike was filmed and undertaken between 30/8/23 - 3/10/23 whist on my Australian road trip through WA and would not have been possible without the incredible Bibbulmun Track Foundation, track angels and volunteers.
I hope you enjoy this video and are able to use it as a resource for planning your own hiking adventure or Bibbulmun thru hike.
For more trail information and resources head to - www.bibbulmuntrack.org.au
Music - Music from #InAudio: inaudio.org/
inaudio - Infraction - Wild Nature
And I thought only Victor Mature only had one facial expression, BRILLIANT!!
Wonderful to watch, thank you, what an amazing lady you are plus rather brave to walk the epic track alone !!! Well done ....
Fantastic video and what an amazing effort. As a fellow hiker I am blown away by the distances you covered day after day and just love your upbeat commentary. Great work❤
I am both envious and inspired. Well done and thank you for sharing.👍
1000km in 5 weeks ain't no joke. Great effort and footage :)
This is so well made! It's not often I'll sit through a video that long but I really enjoyed it. You're so positive and upbeat- I'm sure you're a joy to hike with- yet I love that you're repping solo adventuring. So good!
What a lovely comment, thank you and so glad you enjoyed following along 💛🌱
Wow
Congratulations on a world class documentary!
Thank you! So glad I could share this adventure 🙌🏼🌱
YOU ARE FRICKING AMAZING!!! So strong and brave. Very inspirational!
How wonderful, congratulations. That walk was amazing!
Impressive, inspirational! Thank you for sharing this journey.
Wow was fantastic, i would have loved to do something like that but never did, my wee hikes would make you laugh, love the wild flowers, animals etc, how proud you should feel. Well done.👍
That was a monumental effort. You know how to show how beautiful the country is.
Thanks so much! 🥾💛
I am so inspired by this! I am doing my first overnight hike next week, on my own. It is actually 3 nights, because why not start big... i am looking forward to it even more after watching you. 1000km is a long way, congratulations ❤
Delightful video, thank you so much for sharing.
Massive achievement Laura, you absolutely smashed it! Can't wait to see the next adventure :)
Thank you! More hiking coming soon (:
Congratulations Laura, this is a super documentary of your hike 👏🏼👏🏼
Well done Laura 👏 great video and thanks for sharing your journey. I live in Perth and u took me back to that ridiculously rainy period. I can’t image trekking in wet boots. In my day way back when it wud have meant blisters
I always wondered if anybody hiked the entire trail… and I never knew that huts were made available along the way. I’ve often toyed with the idea and seeing your video has encouraged me to consider taking up the challenge. Thank you!
What an adventure! You are one truly amazing (and inspiring) young Lady! I'm curious how you were able to carry sufficient food and charge your phone / camera?
Incredible. Great to see you enjoyed it so much.
Congratulations Laura, on both a speedy hike and a succinct and informative record of your journey. Really enjoyable and you have certainly captured the essence of the Bibb - rain and all!
I completed a thru hike in 2011. This brought back a lot of memories.
Wow. What great video. So unique.
Thats some pretty decent daily distance you are covering. I'm planning to do the Cape to cape soon and did a few test sections. 20km is pretty decent for me but 30km. Good job! Hopfully i'll get the time to do the Bibb next year
Great video Laura! And amazing effort, some pretty big days along the way, 51km wow
Well done! I have done different segments of it, but never the whole track. The section that goes through Donnelly river is just beautiful. I bought a few books on our native bird and plant species from the map shop in Fremantle (very recommended, it's a great little shop) so I can learn about the flora and fauna I see. I always think the people you bump into whilst hiking are generally the nicest people you will meet, they are always up for a chat. Welcome to Western Australia, I really hope you enjoyed your time here. The South West is a great area of the country to explore.
Thank you. Awesome to hear you’ve done sections as well, Donnelly River really is beautiful but I did wish I knew more about the local fauna and flora so thanks for the tip! ☺️🌱
You've got determination and grit to do the 1000 km track. Respect!! I did the 48 km Kokoda challenge in the Gold Coast hinterland last year and was hectic enough. Great video
My goodness! What an incredible adventure. You faced some big challenges. It’s such a beautiful track. Thank you for sharing the good, the bad, and all with a positive attitude. We’d love to walk even a part of this track. 🥰
Respect, Missy.
Congratulations on completing the trail. I love your positive attitude and your enthusiasm. Thanks for sharing your adventures 😊
Amazing journey.... well done indeed.
Beautiful video, loved watching!
Awesome Laura. Your positivity is amazing. Always a smile.
Thank you, I had a great time ☺️
Awesome hike Laura, well done 👏
Beautifully put together video, you have helped me make up my mind to do a 2 week section of the track this year!
Thank you. That is so exciting to hear you’re taking on a section of the track, best of luck and have an amazing time!
Respect🏆
This is a great vlog. Thanks very much for uploading. What a journey :-) !! As a resident of Perth myself I have contemplated doing this trail also.
Laura good luck and take care❤😂
Your energy and enthusiasm is infectious! Keep smashing it Laura. Where is your next hike??
Youve gained yourself a subscriber btw
Respect 😊
Well done, epic walk ❤
Amazing energy. Great video.
Thanks so much!
Wow you go girl what a great video thanks for showcasing our beautiful south west WA
Wow. You make it look and sound easy. What a journey.
such a lovely country.
One of the most popular trails on HiiKER! Love the video 👏
I enjoy the journey, one of the most beautiful track I've seen, the nature, wildlife and your beautiful smile
You are amazing 🤩
This was a fantastic video Laura! This is definitely on my bucket list!
new subscriber here for sure, cant wait to watch your other videos for a bit of inspiration for my own (much smaller) channel!
very glad i have found your channel!
Well done, amazing journey
Great way to showcase this beautiful track Laura. Loved the grit and determination you showed. I'm headed off solo SOBO in April and this was a fantastic wee bit of inspiration for me, so thanks
Lovely video and beautiful record of the wonderful Bibbulmun Track. Watching it brought back great memories of when I walked it -- much slower than you! -- a few years ago. Thank you
Very inspiring Laura. You have an amazing can do attitude that is very contagious. I will now look into achieving this great track in the not so distant future. Thank you for sharing your journey.
Congratulations Laura, awesome effort to complete the trail unassisted. Also a great and inspirational video and an amazing amount of work just to put it together, I'm sure. I'm going to check out some of your other walks for sure! Looking forward to the Larapinta trail....
Well done
Well done Laura , great vid.
I followed your adventures on TikTok, you definitely had some less than average weather there! Amazing to see from the track perspective, I have camped and driven to many of the areas you walked through but never tried even a section of the track. Well Done!
Thanks for following along. Weather was quite an experience that’s for sure haha. So glad to hear you’ve gotten to experience many of these beautiful spots 🙌🏼
Great trip
Great video, its certainly giving me inspiration to do the entire track if work allows it. I was only planning the northern section ending in Collie.
The distance and challenge is impressive especially on your own ✌️❤️🇬🇧
Wow, what a star you are. Your smile is infectious. Awesome video, fantastic narration and an epic trip. Rather weird feeling proud of someone i dont know, that was a real challenging hike and you smashed it. Becoming one of my favourite UA-cam channels. All the best.
Such a gorgeous smile! Seeing such happiness in such bad weather conditions brings an infectious sense of good feeling. Double hutting the bulk of the track is an amazing feat also.
I did the E-E in 2019 and hope to go again this year. Such a great experience.
Congratulations, what a wonderful adventure. I have shared this video with a good friend who is a Park Ranger in Alaska, she hopes somday to come and do a section or two. Thanks for sharing and happy hiking 🤗
great vid thanks. Inspiring me to get back out there.
Thank you, so happy to hear!
Now on my bucket list
So great to hear, have an amazing time!
Congratulations Laura🎉. I camped at Franklin River hut with you, and you were right, it was freezing🥶
Those wildflower fields look amazing!
Definitely worth the rain for the flowers that time of year! 🌺
Terrific record of your walk, enjoyed it! Would love to do the coastal section
An excellent video. Good to see you walked the unofficial section after Denmark. It really doesn't seem right hopping in a taxi for that bit. Congratulations on a great hike.
You are my new superhero!
I wish I was young and fit again to attempt hikes like you do😍 although I’d faint at the first snake sighting. I seriously don’t know how you handle being so close to snakes.. they completely freak me out !! 😳
Well done on such an awesome challenging hike ⚡️⛈ 🌬🐍 🏕👍🏽
Very well done. You must be in peak fitness.
One of my favourites and the heysen trail.
It’s such a great trail! Heysen looks awesome also 🙌🏼
That's some impressive daily km totals. Well done!
Thanks so much, had some pretty awesome days out there 🙌🏼
Your positive nature shines thru with every smile. Guttsy achievement. Great video.
You are amazing. Congratulations on completing this trial. One question. Where do you get power to recharge electronics?
Congratulations on a great achievement. And great recording and editing of your adventure. Whats the best bit of equipment you mush have on your trips? Cheers from Melbourne
Laura, that was just amazing. Congratulations 🎉. You certainly got rained on. How did you keep your feet dry? Loved the wild flowers, brought back memories of our time travelling in WA and SA. After the rain barren country would suddenly become colour for as far as you could see. ❤
Thank you 💛 there was no shortage of rain but I’m very grateful for how beautiful and green it made everything! I carried a few pairs of socks and a hiking towel so I could wash and dry them as much as I could along the way. Your travels sound absolutely beautiful x
I do not think I have seen a more beautiful and pleasing smile than yours.
Absolutely, very friendly smiling eyes , lovely young lady
You're amazing, i would love to know your provisioing, what you ate and how often you needed food drops
Thank you i enjoyed that plus your smile 😃
this trackooks really good, biking couple did this by bike .I would love to it myself.
You’re a real trooper, Laura.
Did get get sore back and shoulders carrying a lot of food and what looks to be a fairly large backpack? You look super fit and strong, but 30kms a day for 5 weeks with a full load of gear seems like a Herculean effort!
Thanks! Not so much sore back/shoulders but definitely a few blisters 😅 my track fitness seemed to improve after the first week or so which definitely helped with long days. Very grateful for the experience ☺️
Welcome to WA
Loved my time in WA! Such an awesome state 🙌🏼
Hey Laura, great video and a great achievement by you - just 5 weeks, wow! We’re living on Christmas Island for 2024, but hope to get out on the Bibbulmun Track next year. Can I ask when you did it - I’d guess Octoberish given the flowers and rain, is that about right?
Wow well done, thanks for sharing your experience: i couldnt help wondering how you kept your cameras battery charged!?
I would love to do the bibulmun track so would you be able to do a video on everything that you packed on the walk
My advice is… use a poncho for the weather so easy to get on and off. I had great success with the poncho.
I go camping every year at Coalmine beach which is a spot you walked pasted
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If you ever do the track again could you make a video saying when your doing it so I could meet you at the northern terminus
Pick your season carefully
This was obviously winter (July ?) very sensible despite the cold and rain, as summer would be intolerably hot and there would be snakes (active snakes, not those just coming out of winter inactivity!).
What was your budget to do this walk. The food parcels were an excellent idea!
Having never hiked anything more than 1hr before... I have soooo many questions.
-where are you getting drinking water from?
-how do we hike with wet shoes? Don't they cause fungal issues and blisters???
-where do you go toilet if you're on the trail and need to do number 2s???
-how do you dry all your clothes in time?
-do all the trail camp sites have shower and toilets?
-Drinking water from camping grounds and river streams
-Man up, wet shoes are fine if your wear like crocs/waterproof shoes.
-Go to the toilet behind a shrub or on the Camping Grounds
-I'd recommend go in like September, not too hot, little rain, clear water. clothes will dry fast
-No, some trail camp sites dont have showers but 95% of them should have toilets, so bring a wet wipe.
I quite fancy doing this but have a few questions.
Is the track easy to follow? Looks like it could be easy to lose. How did you keep to it?
Are there hot water showers in the huts?
How did you get back to Perth at the end?
Thanks.
New too aus but done a heap of hiking in England, was planning on doing this may, what do people think? What’s all this stuff with logging into trails etc, how does that work? Was gonna take my saw and bits too get fire wood is that needed, probably gonna hammock camp the whole thing? All info is appropriated imaging your explaining it to a child for ease
How did you set up your food drops and water for the trip ahead of time? Sis you have to hide supplies or were there spots along the path?
What hiking pack are you using? And how many Lt? I really love your videos!
Thanks! Pack is the North Face Terra 55L (:
I go rock climbing at monkey rock every year