Michael STROM (Spiker)
Completed: 25 November, 2023
Spiker
- Start date: 28 September, 2023
- Age When Completed: 69
- Direction Walked: Southbound
Track Towns and Supplies
- Did you have any issues finding food/supplies? Yes
- We resupplied along the way, and a big thank you to all the visitor centers for carrying the backcountry dinners! We got creative filling in the rest of what we needed from the local markets, and always found enough to get us to the next stop.
Your Story or Advice for Others
General CommentsWe had an amazing adventure on the Bib! Were fortunate enough to walk it end to end, including wading Wilson Inlet!
Your Best Equipment
My old friend a Ula Catalyst pack, over 10K km with it by now.
Your Worst Equipment
My gear is pretty well dialed in by now, and I'm happy with it all.
Advice for Others
Train with weighted pack as much as you can before, it will make the first week so much easier and you likely won't get injured. Go as light as you possibly can!!!!! Bring a tent for a more peaceful sleep. Trail runners (Altra Lone Peaks) work fine.
Trip Details
How you completed the Bibbulmun Track:- All at once
- Who did you complete the Track with? Other - Sara Nelson
- Was undertaking your hike the PRIMARY/MAIN purpose of your TRAVEL from where you currently live? No
Your Experience
Walpole to Denmark, and the views of the Southern Ocean.
Highlight of your trip
The eucalypt forests, kangaroos, cockatoos, old pubs, orchids, the Southern Ocean, new friends, stunning white sand beaches.