Andrew Kowald (Andrew)

Completed: 30 May, 2022

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Andrew

Start date: 1 May, 2022
Age When Completed: 51
Direction Walked: Northbound

Track Towns and Supplies

Did you have any issues finding food/supplies? Yes
I dehydrated most of my meals, and re-supplied at Walpole, Pemberton, Balingup and Dwellingup.

Your Story or Advice for Others

General Comments
After completing the sectional end to end I now felt ready to have a go at doing it all in one go. The experience was both more fulfilling and more difficult than I thought it would be.

Your Best Equipment
My new Saucony Peregrine trail shoes were the best: light, comfortable, no blisters and they made it the full 1,000kms. My Osprey Exos backpack and Black Diamond Distance trekking poles are two tried and tested pieces of equipment that I continue to rave about!

Advice for Others
Just do it!

Trip Details

How you completed the Bibbulmun Track:

All at once

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? No

Your Experience

Favourite Section
After walking the whole trail again, I still think Denmark to Walpole is my favourite section, but I really enjoyed the variety of all the parts of this amazing track. I never seem to tire of walking the same sections, even though I have done some of them multiple times.

Highlight of your trip
My main highlight would be all the awesome people I met along the way. Also, meeting up with my daughter at the Frankland River and Chadoora huts. Finally, I thoroughly enjoyed the overall experience of the stripped back and simplified lifestyle for 30 days.