Click here to see my evolving gear list for my up coming end to end thru hike of the Bibbulmun Track in Western Australia. I’m trying to go even lighter than my previous long distance trails this time and aiming for a 6kg base weight (all gear except consumables and clothes worn).
Here is a quick youtube clip of the gear – slightly different to lighter pack list but 95% the same.
Gear for a 4.5 month thru-hike
What and how much gear does a thru-hiker carry to survive a 3,100 mile thru-hike over 4.5 months? As little as possible but with sufficient margin for error. Mexico to Canada is a long way and hauling a heavy pack is not what you want to be doing. The lighter one travels the less fatiguing…
Accessing the CDT Southern Terminus
After months of uncertainty, it is a relief to know that I can now access the CDT southern terminus at the Crazy Cook Monument. In April 2025, the US Government declared much of the federal public land along the border between New Mexico and Mexico as a National Defence Area (NDA) for the purposes of…
Navigating the Challenges of the Continental Divide Trail
It has been eons since my last post and with four weeks to go before flying to the United States to embark on another epic adventure it is about time I pulled by myself into gear to spruik it. As the title suggests, you know which trail I’m headed too and from the opening sentence…
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Mick Beckers 