SOLO HIKED 160KM IN 8 DAYS: South Coast Track (Part 2)

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2 жыл бұрын

15-02-2022 to 22-02-2022
Solo hiked Port Davey and South Coast Track in South West Tasmania. A 160km hike completed over 8 days with many challenges undertaken!
Highlights:
✅ Port Davey track 70km 🥾
✅ South Coast track 85km 🥾
✅ Boat/swim crossings x2 🛶 🏊‍♀️ (don’t know
how to row a boat) 🙈
✅ 6000m+ ascent ⛰
✅ Stove-less
✅ Rat crawling into my tent through the night 🐀
✅ Swimming two hours in the ocean 🌊
✅ Snakes x4 🐍
✅ Vertically doggy paddling with a 18kg+ pack
✅ Rain, hail and shine 🌞 🌧 💨
✅ Blood, sweat and tears 🩸 😅 💧

Пікірлер: 54

@otherkim Ай бұрын

Being an avid hiker, I've spent years watching countless thousands of hours of hiking videos. This one is by far my favorite. The honesty, the trials, the joy. Absolutely Brilliant. Your enthusiasm in the face of adversity is inspiring. Thank you Imogen. Please keep posting your amazing videos.

@ImogenBall Ай бұрын

Wow! Thankyou so much. So lovely for you to say that

@tas32engineering 8 ай бұрын

Had mice running over me in house with mango trees outside QLD. Walked track about your age with 3 others. No eperb. Unlucky with rodent, usually a few bangs on tent will discourage. Swimming new river must have maxed you out. Slow pull without pack would have done it. Always zip tent. Went opposite direction & Louisa Bay stop saw lighthouse. Can do solo but red hills & shear distance is more comfortable when your pack it lightened if injured in group.

@zubenelgenubispencer9800 2 жыл бұрын

The world is far better with you in it princess!! Please carry walking poles..you will otherwise sooner or later roll an ankle ! Wonderful persistence and commitment .

@ImogenBall 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the lovely comment!

@danielparsons2859 8 ай бұрын

I walked the South Coast Track in April with members of the Canberra Bushwalking Club. A great experience. Great video. Thanks.

@AaronGrayOutdoors Жыл бұрын

Well done getting through the SCT and Port Davey tracks 👍

@streetjesus7000 Жыл бұрын

Hi Imogen, part 1 and 2 both were super helpful. Makes the whole thing much less daunting. Appreciate it!

@ellethegal4831 Жыл бұрын

Well done. I am 52yo and training for this feb 2023. Keep posting your adventures.

@bladesepicadventures7165 Жыл бұрын

Wow, what a saga! I cant believe all the obstacles you encounter and overcome! I'm so impressed by your determination and your trademark thumbs up and smile 👍🙂 Really enjoying your videos 🙂

@benprior9748 Жыл бұрын

Amazing! Great videos. Enjoyed the full spectrum of joy, natural beauty, excitment and genuine fear. That's true adventure right there and you are an inspiration to all of us. Well done Imogen!

@ImogenBall Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Ben for the those kind words!!!

@davidblythe7420 2 жыл бұрын

Very informative, love the emotion, fear, anxiety, strength, there is nothing else out there like it.

@ImogenBall 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much David!

@jodi8200 2 жыл бұрын

Brave girl

@TheFISHTANK666 11 ай бұрын

Imogen you are an inspiration

@poppacapnurass2608 2 ай бұрын

20:08 Lady, you got it ... I've hiked for decades and don't know how I could hike 20 odd km and then climb that mountain! So cold soaking meals: did you not carry a stove the whole time? I cold soak, but appreciate a couple of hot meals/drinks a day :)

@ImogenBall Ай бұрын

Thank you!!! I didn’t carry a stove at all for that hike, however I do now because I like my hot coffee too 😁

@poppacapnurass2608 Ай бұрын

@@ImogenBall Hey, I can tell you from experience that chewing coffee beans on trail is a great way to save weight and invigorate on trail.

@georgeryan3310 2 жыл бұрын

What a game young woman you are,i love your happy demeanour and can do spirit,keep on trekking Imogen it is good for soul and the body.

@ImogenBall 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much George! I do love it very much : )

@galaxyontrail 2 жыл бұрын

Great effort, makes me want to go back to tasie to hike again soon. I had rats eat a hole in my tent too.. but I was woken up before it actually got into tent.

@ImogenBall 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the support! Haha very lucky....definitely need to prepare for them next time!!

@ChasingCheetahs 2 жыл бұрын

Super impressive effort to do solo. Really enjoyed the two videos 👍🏻

@ImogenBall 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!! 😁

@tinahill9220 Жыл бұрын

You go girl. I’m worried about sun damage to your face. You don’t wear a hat? Do you have good sunscreen. Gutsy effort. Bravo!

@ImogenBall Жыл бұрын

Thanks Tina! Aha I did start with a hat and sunnies but lost them both on the Port Davey Track…made sure to keep up with the sunscreen. Don’t want to age quicker than I do 🫣

@MatMcCrudden Жыл бұрын

Well done! The views were worth it all.

@ImogenBall Жыл бұрын

Thank you : ))

@Daryl465 2 жыл бұрын

Next time put a orange heavy-duty plastic bag in side you back pack we do this in VICSES

@andybrockbank3027 2 жыл бұрын

or a waterproof dry bag inner. Also, carry a bivvie bag for occasions like the lakeside unexpected camping experience. They weigh two thirds of nothing but can be a lifesaver.

@seanhounslow1313 2 жыл бұрын

impressive effort

@ImogenBall 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@sperkisawesome 2 жыл бұрын

Well done Imogen! I just did the Great Ocean Walk by myself in 4 days and it was a rollercoaster of emotions haha and did not seem nearly as tough as what you did! I've done the Western Arthurs out there and it's a beautiful part of the world :)

@ImogenBall 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sarah!! Yesss Tasmania is so beautiful. Amazing effort for the Great Ocean Walk 😁

@andybrockbank3027 2 жыл бұрын

You must have had food in the tent. Get a metal mesh rodent proof bag, put your food in a dry bag inside the mesh bag and hang it from a tree or stake it down. Never keep food including used packets of any description inside the tent. The wildlife will tear a hole in the tent or your pack if they smell food.

@Jesse-ei6hq Жыл бұрын

This is incredible! Great work. If you had more time is there anywhere else on the track you wish you could have camped?

@NL-hu2ud Жыл бұрын

I feel bad for laughing at 'I don't care if it's pouring down rain and I have a busted knee' comment. I want to do Western Arthur Range Traverse in Tassie, and all the videos I see people talk of the rats at the first camp-site. Everyone seems nonchalant about it, and mentally I am not coping with how I would handle that. The worst I have had is a wombat (or I think it was) chewing through a tent at Wilson's prom. My friend was saying it wasn't, but when I was hitting the tent it felt like I was hitting a rock. In the morning sure enough there was a hole chewed through in the tent. I don't blame you for getting the hell out of there. I think most people would have done the same. Foul! You are right not one to recommend for everyone lol. That was a full on challenge! Still don't understand the boats crossing, might look that one up. Another great video nonetheless. Am really enjoying these, not sure if it is the videos but I have definitely even been more motivated in my day to day tasks, which is great - because I really felt I was in a rut. Now I am all inspired, getting things ticked off the to do list :)

@jaygaddo5633 Жыл бұрын

Just goes to show that panic is the most dangerous thing, v. Good of you to take on your fears snakes and rats, but that, not having a plan b or doing that night hike really nearly got you caught out. Glad you were smiling towards the end. Maybe have a canister to cold soak food in future.

@jaygaddo5633 Жыл бұрын

Still quite impressive

@ImogenBall Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jay!! I have learnt so much from doing that hike. Very much more level headed now when things don’t go so well ahaha

@emmap8751 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the very helpful vids! Question with the rat chewing into your tent (and no, you were definitely not a sook!) - was your food or rubbish inside the tent? Always interested to hear with these campsites if they're going for food smells or have reached the point of just going for any tent regardless! Thanks

@TheWamjet 2 жыл бұрын

These videos are great. Appreciate the candidness, it gives a much clearer sense of the hike and conditions. Very important for would-be walkers to know. We are doing it over the Xmas hols this year, can't wait! If I could ask, what, if any, training did you do for it? How did you find the Red Point Range climb, I have read that it's short but tough, but I don't think you mention it? Oh, and are the beaches firm to walk at high tide, or is it better to time the beach sections for low tide? Finally, should I invest in some quick-dry trail runners? Ps. The rat deffo chewed into your tent, they are relentless when they get a whiff of food in a tent. I had a possum chew into my tent while I was sleeping. Woke up when it ran over my leg haha. Scary wake up! I now use a rodent bag and hang it outside. So apart from the rats, is that a good camp site? And hey you carried a book with you!? Legend! I absolutely have to read each night so am tossing up my options on how to manage that. Those last two days looked intense! Many thanks! 😁

@ImogenBall 2 жыл бұрын

Ooooh that's so exciting! In terms of training I already had a pretty good base level, mostly did runs leading up to it. Definitely recommend strength training before going because I was in a fair bit of knee and hip pain towards the end. I have not heard of Red Point Range climb, The main climb on the South Coast Track is Iron Bound Ranges which takes most people a day to climb and go down. I had no trouble on the beaches there was plenty of firmness regardless of the time of day. Personally, for me trail runnings were amazing, in the sense I have experienced really bad blisters in the past. From not wearing boots it made a massive difference. Especially since your feet will be wet for majority if not the entire hike. Yehhh it was a nice campsite since it was right on the beach and next to a creek, however I will never be staying there again ahahah. Yes love to have a book with me, I think in terms of weight one book is worth it for keeping the mind busy in the evenings. Thank you so much for watching and best of luck with your hike!!! : )

@TheWamjet 2 жыл бұрын

@@ImogenBall thanks for the reply. Yup, you really smashed your knees on that walk! Red Point Hills are between Point Eric and Louisa River. It's a 360m climb over 800m, which many walkers complain about. I guess you just took it in your stride 👍

@ImogenBall 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheWamjet Ahhh yess I remember! It was quite challenging terrain and very windy. Took a lot longer to walk 10km, however I also really enjoyed this section as the views are amazing and track is more diverse than the start of the track. In terms of difficulty I found the boat crossing much harder, which is just after this section. Hahaha

@TheWamjet 2 жыл бұрын

@@ImogenBall yeah we are leaving two days to get across that water. If it's not right we'll camp and wait it out. How did you swim your pack across without it filling with water? Or did it?

@ImogenBall 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheWamjet on the first boat crossing I used the boat…it would be virtually impossible to swim across with your pack. On the second boat crossing I just paddled across with a life vest and my waterproof bag over the top of my bag and then hoped for the best. It’s a river so a lot easier than the first. In the end though my sleeping bag got wet but everything else remained mostly dry 😅