The Bibbulmun Track - Part Two - Gringer Creek to Murray

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This series will show you what it’s like to thru-hike the 1002 km (623 mile) Bibbulmun Track in Western Australia.
Part Two - Gringer Creek to Murray: Caroline continues her journey alone, finding her rhythm, meeting new friends, and settling in to life on the trail. Along the way she passes through the first track town, Dwellingup, to refresh and resupply.
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Presented by Caroline Grandjean-Thomsen: www.carolinethomsen.com

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@MrZimmerdj 4 жыл бұрын

There isn't anything on KZfaq that is as comprehensive as this. When researching the Bib, people around the world will benefit from this. Congratulations guys. Steve, I can't wait to see your camera work again!

@aussierandomfamilyvideos2732 Ай бұрын

Legendary performance and fantastic video series, thanks for sharing!

@KateGrarock 3 жыл бұрын

Nice one - love being able to get a real sense of the trail. thanks

@MarkPybus 4 жыл бұрын

Apologies for the "dense" bit closer to Murray. I was off completing my own sectional end to end and didn't tend to that area much in the latter half of the year (I'm the vollie for that section). Really enjoying watching the series, great work.

@CarolineThomsen 4 жыл бұрын

Mark you are so sweet. The dense bit makes it more natural and wild! Haha. Thank you for all your support and dedication in maintaining this amazing trail. :)

@UnearthlyWanderings 2 жыл бұрын

@@CarolineThomsen i agree, i think the denser area felt almost 'otherworldly'. Like you said earlier in the pine forest and other areas, there are so many different environments in the Bib and each has their own feels and characteristics.

@frankmorris2603 2 жыл бұрын

You're a beautiful personality Caroline. The honesty you've shown has been refreshing. Such a nice presentation of this interesting challenge.

@AmyOutdoors 3 жыл бұрын

Thankyou for sharing the whole thing... the environment, the people and Caroline's own mental and physical journey. Its so engaging, I'm thoroughly enjoying it and really looking forward to the rest of the series... on to part 3!

@debs_hiking_journey 3 жыл бұрын

Loving your videos, thank you

@3biglollys 4 жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing your experiences, the ups and the downs. cant wait for part three.

@zimtuff 3 жыл бұрын

Great show and very informative

@karaeyed5057 3 жыл бұрын

Great video.You are an inspiration. Watching your video as a family and we are starting with a weekend overnight hike

@mettelvbo8452 4 жыл бұрын

Yay, part 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love this!

@DorisHikingAdventures 4 жыл бұрын

Very inspiring to watch! Love the parts where you stop and talk about what's been happening and talk about the feelings that come up :D

@CarolineThomsen 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you :) I feel it's an important part of the experience to share. Life is not all just sunshine and daisies... For me, it felt so strange being back in civilisation in a random town...ironically, so lonely compared to being out on the trail!

@CDPOutdoors 3 жыл бұрын

Love the Bibbulmun track. It's great following your journey. If you bump into Lisa again, tell her Clive says G'day All the best Clive

@andrewgills1306 2 жыл бұрын

Great tip to put clean clothes for laundry in the bump box. I’ll do that when I do the walk next year

@tommyslavic898 Жыл бұрын

This is one of the best day to day Bib end to end series out there and I've watched a few. I'm fixated by your pack. I was Army Infantry and frankly impressed by your toughness. What was the weight when you left Dwelli?

@GreatWalksoftheWorld Жыл бұрын

That osprey pack is deceptive. It looks big and heavy but the total weight wasn't that much, depending on the section and food needs. It tends to look bloated because of its shape. We did carry some extra film gear though.

@radialorbits 3 жыл бұрын

For some reason i really enjoy the way you present your thru hike :-) I've hiked Kal-Collie recently and planning me E2E. This is very motivating!

@Mystik3Al 4 жыл бұрын

This is great content. Thanks keep up the great work!

@BrianBurrell1 4 жыл бұрын

Great video Caroline and team. I love seeing our backyard on screen. What day of the year did you set out on the trip? Everything looks to be about perfect. All weather types, lots of wild flowers and fires allowed in the fire pits. I love the story you’re telling here. Looking forward to you getting past Collie so that I can see what’s in store for me. 👍🏼🚶🏼🚶🏼🚶🏼

@GreatWalksoftheWorld 3 жыл бұрын

We left mid September. Spring will see the wildflowers and joeys out and about while the weather is pretty good.

@justintoop947 3 жыл бұрын

Ah, murray campsite - about 1hr before arriving, I got caught in the heaviest downpour ever. My battery charger stopped working. Walked the next day in wet shoes, socks, tshirt, shorts - about 1hr from Dookanelly, down came the rain again :)

@RyanNichols90 4 жыл бұрын

Excited for this series!! I'm hooked :D Got a question, do you charge your devices while walking or do you charge a power bank and charge devices at night? And how does it go with constant shadows interfering? Cheers :)

@GreatWalksoftheWorld 4 жыл бұрын

We have power banks and charge the batteries at night. Also for the longer sections (Kalamunda to Dwellingup and Pemberton / walpole and the south coast) we have a solar panel to charge the powerbanks. As for the shadows, its about just being aware of the angles and staying back far enough.

@DjClarky78 3 жыл бұрын

Great Video, thanks. Are you from Perth originally?

@sarahf1327 4 жыл бұрын

Loving the honest story telling. Was Dwellingup your first resupply since the start of the trail?

@CarolineThomsen 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Sarah, yes it was! I ran out of time to send a supply box to North Bannister... so my pack was heavy at the start!

@mickbeckers 4 жыл бұрын

How did the solar charger go for you on the back of your pack? Still charge through the day or cut out in shade?

@darrenmoorhead6885 3 жыл бұрын

Hi did those folding solar panels work well? i want do the track next year as i didnt get to this year ( thanks covid) and was thinking of buying some for the trip. thanks

@GreatWalksoftheWorld 3 жыл бұрын

It worked well to help keep the powerbanks topped up, which we used to charge the camera batteries, phones etc at night. If it's overcast a lot it would be less effective. You may only need it between Kalamunda and Dwellingup, and maybe Northcliffe to Walpole, as most other sections have plenty of opportunities to recharge batteries or powerbanks after a few days. We also used it on the south coast but felt it wasn't critical as we had plenty of powerbanks and spare camera batteries to make it to each town. The panel is a Big Blue 28w.

@mettelvbo8452 4 жыл бұрын

do the trees have that black colour naturally?

@CarolineThomsen 4 жыл бұрын

I think that the darker shade you're seeing in this episode is the 'marri' trees. Otherwise the black is from backburning (to control bushfires as summer approaches) or actual bushfires. If anyone else knows please chime in!

@VisiblyJacked 4 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure about those particular trees, but many Australian trees have dark brown to black bark. For example, the species named "ironbark". In addition, fire also regularly blackens trees.