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.
Day 9 First Zero
0 miles Today was my first day off or ‘Zero Day’. It’s impossible to hike a long trail without taking some days off. For me I try to take a full day off every 8 to 12 days and at least a two day break every month. While it is not the case at the…
Day 8 No need to rush
14.6 miles (23.5km) Away by 6:30am again to push out the 14 mile road bash into Silver City. A very uneventful day that just felt like a transition day, putting in the road miles because I had to. The road was tough and unrelenting on the feet. A narrow bitumen shoulder which was hard with…
Day 7 Cow Water
24.2 miles (38.9 km) The night was cold. Not difficult to bare just drafty with a quilt rather than a sleeping bag. It’s a fine balance between being too hot and too cold. Not wanting bare skin straight against the plastic of my sleeping map, I wear thermals to bed. The beauty of a quilt…
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Mick Beckers 