John McManus (John Mac)
Completed: 18 May, 2024
John Mac
- Start date: 29 May, 2009
- Age When Completed: 52
- Direction Walked: Southbound
Track Towns and Supplies
- Did you have any issues finding food/supplies? Yes
- Not as much of a logistical challenge as expected but getting the last sections done near Albany was difficult. Food drops are the way to go.
Your Story or Advice for Others
General CommentsSo happy to have completed it and wish now that I had done it sooner. Such a great experience and relief to be finished. So lucky to have this great walk on our doorstep.
Your Best Equipment
My Thermarest sleep mat - should have bought it much sooner. Great for side sleepers and takes up way less space.
Your Worst Equipment
Jet boil skillet/frying pan. No point, to big & too heavy and not worth the space and weight.
Advice for Others
Walk South to North if doing a sectional E2E. Just easier to get to the last sections. Do food drops as they are he way to go.
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
- What first prompted you to walk the Bibbulmun Track? BTF website
Your Experience
Balingup - Blackwood - Donnelly River Village.
Highlight of your trip
Meeting the crazy dude from Geraldton doing an E2E in thongs. Legend or lunatic? Coalmine Beach in Walpole - just amazing. And getting to the end.