Bridie Ritchie (Pins)
Completed: 15 November, 2024
Pins
- Start date: 5 October, 2024
- Age When Completed: 36
- Direction Walked: Southbound
Track Towns and Supplies
- How many days did you stay in Track Towns? 1
- Did you have any issues finding food/supplies? No
- Buy along the way! And don’t default to junk food- I ended up giving away most of my pre planned boxes because my tastes and cravings changes drastically along the hike. So much available in track towns so save on prep and buy it along the way.
- Dwellingup
- Donnelly River Village
- Pemberton
- Walpole
- Denmark
Your Story or Advice for Others
General CommentsAmazing hike
Your Best Equipment
My Enlightened Equipment quilt and cork massage ball
Your Worst Equipment
Sleep mat had some leaks (thermarest ultra light) but got sent a replacement and managed to fix it (bonus mat!)
Advice for Others
Give yourself lots of time,m and buffer to come back down to reality/work after your done.
Trip Details
How you completed the Bibbulmun Track:- All at once
- How many days did it take you to complete the Track? 41
- 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? Other
- BT Maps
- App (please specify)
- - All trails then found out about Far Out
Your Experience
- Availability of information: Excellent
- Amount of Wildlife Encountered: Good - So many snakes!
Loved the north section and around Pemberton.
Highlight of your trip
New friends, good solo time and also fell in love with now partner (we met just before I started the Bib and had our third date on the trail when she joined me for a few days hike! I knew then that it was love!)