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The Bibbulmun Track – Kalamunda to Brookton
Greetings from Western Australia! It has taken a while coming, but here is the first posting of my Bibbulmun Track journey; Section One – Kalamunda to Brookton Shelter. Friday, 27th September 2013: Day 1 I was up and out early;… Continue reading
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The Bibbulmun Track: WA Weather Woes
You can make the best preparations possible, fine tune everything to the minutest detail, but, at the end of the day, you are always at the mercy of the weather. Sitting off the south-west coast of Australia, in the mighty… Continue reading
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The Bibbulmun Track: final UK preparations
I expected the last week of preparation to be a little more hectic, but I have managed to get virtually everything done with time to spare and I have been able to focus my attention on issues at work and… Continue reading
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The Bibbulmun Track: my kit
On the 27 September 2013, I start out on a journey of 1000 km, walking the Bibbulmun Track, in South-Western Australia, to raise money for Epilepsy Action. Below is a list of the gear I will take; Pack System Item Make… Continue reading
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The Bibbulmun Track: An outback office
Another week laid low with some pesky chest complaint left me with the opportunity to put together this little piece exploring how I’ll be blogging on the Bibbulmun Track and keeping everyone back home up to date on my progress.… Continue reading
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Overland Track Day 6 – Bert Nicholls to Lake St. Clair
I had a terrible night. My left arm was in a constant state of being either dead, or having pins and needles, and I just couldn’t get comfortable. I was happy to be finishing today. Keen to get underway today,… Continue reading
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Overland Track Day 5 – Kia Ora to Bert Nichols
On top form today, I left Kia Ora at 8.10 am, in sunny but muggy weather. The majority of today was through rain forest and my first stop was at a clearing where Du Cane Hut sat, before re-entering the… Continue reading
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Overland Track Day 4 – New Pelion to Kia Ora
When I awoke, first thing I noticed was the humidity. The hut was surrounded in a mist, and with the prospect of a climb up through rainforest, I wasn’t looking forward to this first section. This was a tough one… Continue reading
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Overland Track Day 3 – Windermere to New Pelion
The longest distance today; 16.75 km, and I was up at first light. I was in my element! Moorland and mist for the early part of the morning, it could have been Dartmoor with duckboards, for all I knew! The… Continue reading
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Overland Track Day 2 – Waterfall Valley to Windermere
Common consensus amongst everyone in the hut was that they were all going to skip Windermere Hut and crack on to New Pelion. This meant that, unless any of today’s starters skipped Waterfall Valley, I was in for a quiet… Continue reading
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