Kim O’Grady (Kimbo)
Completed: 24 November, 2024
- Start date: 5 October, 2024
- Age When Completed: 60
- Direction Walked: Southbound
Track Towns and Supplies
- How many days did you stay in Track Towns? 6
- Did you have any issues finding food/supplies? No
- Dwellingup
- Balingup
- Donnelly River Village
- Pemberton
- Northcliffe
- Walpole
Your Story or Advice for Others
General CommentsOne of the best things I have done, from the planning to the execution. There were hard days but getting through them became part of the achievement of completing it
Your Best Equipment
My Kuhl Renegade convertible pants. Quick drying, durable, dirt resistant and comfortable for 50 days straight.
Your Worst Equipment
Platypus 2L bladder which seperated at the seam twice but was repaired on the track with super glue
Advice for Others
Prior preparation and planning prevents p**s poor performance
Trip Details
How you completed the Bibbulmun Track:- All at once
- How many days did it take you to complete the Track? 51
- Who did you complete the Track with? Solo (primarily)
- Was undertaking your hike the PRIMARY/MAIN purpose of your TRAVEL from where you currently live? Yes
- What first prompted you to walk the Bibbulmun Track? Local knowledge
- BT Maps
- App (please specify)
- - Far out
Your Experience
- Availability of information: Excellent
- Amount of Wildlife Encountered: Good - More snakes than i had ever seen in a lifetime :)
Walpole
Highlight of your trip
Eating in the track towns like there was no tomorrow