David Hill (The Hellsins)
Completed: 17 May, 2021
The Hellsins
- Start date: 26 February, 2018
- Age When Completed: 66
- Direction Walked: Both
Track Towns and Supplies
- Did you have any issues finding food/supplies? Yes
- As we were doing a sectional E2E we generally dropped re-supply boxes at the various track towns through which we were to walk.
Your Story or Advice for Others
General CommentsWe had a fabulous time on the Bib. It was a beautiful track, well-maintained with excellent facilities. It really is a world-class walking trail.
Your Best Equipment
The ultralight Osprey Lumina rucksack (under 1 kg); our walking poles; USB-chargeable head-lamp & battery back-up pack; good pair of gloves for chilly mornings. Ponchos were better at keeping packs dry than wearing gore-tex jackets and using separate rucksack covers.
Your Worst Equipment
First pair of hiking shoes fell apart. Hard to find walking shoes that are comfortable and last a long walk. Initial cheap brand-less battery pack bought off E-Bay proved hopeless; had to replace it with a brand-name pack.
Advice for Others
Just do it! There is no need to buy specialised expensive dehydrated food packs from camping shops. There are lots of lightweight dehydrated foods available from various supermarkets if you look around. When packing, if you're not sure if you'll need an item, you probably won't, so leave it out.
Trip Details
How you completed the Bibbulmun Track:- In sections
- Who did you complete the Track with? Other - DAVID HILL, KRISHNA SEN
- Was undertaking your hike the PRIMARY/MAIN purpose of your TRAVEL from where you currently live? No
Your Experience
Rame Head to Peaceful Bay; the days into and out of Balingup; the southern coast and the karri and tingle forests generally.
Highlight of your trip
Karri forests and Tingle trees; watching dawn at Rame Head; sitting peacefully as dawn broke at virtually any hut is glorious.