Brian Sanders (Brian Sanders - Step 4 Epilepsy)

Track Towns and Supplies

• How many days did you stay in Track Towns? 6
• Did you have any issues finding food/supplies? No
• I bought food in towns (Pemberton, Manjimup, Balingup, Collie), and had friends and family drop stuff off as well (Mumbulup, North Bannister), and stayed in towns to wash clothes and clean up and get a proper coffee.

Particular Track Towns that you would return to:

• Balingup
• Pemberton
• Northcliffe
• Walpole
• Denmark

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Your Story or Advice for Others

General Comments
I bought a lightweight tent after seeing Seona's Zpacks, I bought a bunch of stuff off Temu, and re-bought everything. Weight and utility are everything I've learnt.

Your Best Equipment
Alton Goods air mattress cover sheet, the pillow fold is elite, no more disappearing pillows

Your Worst Equipment
The padding on my backpack (MD) crushed and disintegrated by the end of the trip, I will get a better pack next time.

Advice for Others
Train and test your setup before you embark.

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Trip Details

How you completed the Bibbulmun Track:

• All at once

• How many days did it take you to complete the Track? 38
• 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? Word of mouth/friends
  

What did you use to navigate the Track?

• App (please specify)
• - Find the Fun Bibbulmun Track App

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Your Experience

• Availability of information: Good - I was inspired by my Aunty Julie Sanders who is an End to Ender and was told by God to Walk the Bibbulmun Track from Albany to Kalamunda one day while walking to Rocky Pool. Its something that I always wanted to do but probably never would have found the time had I not been prompted. My Boss was Ex Army and loves a big hike so was all about it! My best friend told me about a fundraiser they do called "Step 4 Epilepsy" so I synched my walk up with that and was able to raise $5500 for Epilepsy WA. I had some pretty bad foot pain, but the fundraising, encouragement from family and friends, and determination to finished the mission God had set for me pushed me forward.
• Amount of Wildlife Encountered: Great - I saw an Echidna up close and had an encounter with one miffed Tiger Snake that begrudgingly let me photograph him. I also got some pretty cool video of an Emu family near Donnelly River Village

Favourite Section
Gardener to Beedelup and also around Balingup

Highlight of your trip
Having a beer with one of the Vollies at Possum Springs and learning the history of the bibbulmun track

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