231km Larapinta Trail ~ A dream come true 💕

6.4 - 16.4.2023 (11 days ~ solo)

231km Larapinta Trail ~ A dream come true 💕

1:01 Day 1: Section 1 - 24km
Alice Springs Telegraph Station - Simpsons Gap
3:45 Day 2: Section 2 - 25km
Simpsons Gap - Jay Creek
6:05 Day 3: Section 3 + 1/2 Section 4 - 28km
Jay Creek - Brinkley Bluff
9:17 Day 4: 1/2 Section 4 + 1/2 Section 5 - 19km
Brinkley Bluff - Fringe Lily Creek
12:25 Day 5: 1/2 Section 5 + 1/2 Section 6 - 24km
Fringe Lily Creek - Rocky Gully
14:25 Day 6: 1/2 Section 6 + Section 7 - 30km
Rocky Gully - Serpentine Gorge
17:10 Day 7: Section 8 + 1/3 Section 9 - 29km
Serpentine Gorge + Middle of a valley
21:10 Day 8: 2/3 Section 9 - 21km
Middle of a valley - Orminston Gorge
23:40 Day 9: Section 10 - 8km
Orminston Gorge - Finke River
25:45 Day 10: Section 11 - 28km
Finke River - Redbank Gorge
29:00 Day 11: Section 12 - 16km
Mt Sonder

Highlights:
🔥Sleeping on Brinkley Bluff
🔥Skinny Dipping in Redbank Gorge
🔥Falling into Hugh Gorge while trying to rock scramble
🔥High Route Section 3
🔥Thunderstorm
🔥Soaked from an 8 hour walk in the rain
🔥Carrying 7 litres of water to camp in a valley and hike 30ks
🔥Finishing on top of Mt Sonder
🔥Adapting to 36 degree heat

(With half a days notice before starting 🫣)

Finally finished the video....hope you enjoy : )))

[andrewstevenson]

Congratulations Imogen. Great to see you back.

[ervinslens]

Fantastically edited video, these shots are just stunning! Hats off my friend 👏

[lizthomas]

This is such a great, candid video. "Not out here for the the food" made me laugh.

[jodi]

Lucky you! It looks like you had an amazing time.

[Steve-Campbell-un]

Awesome stuff Imogen! What an achievement!👍😊

[potato]

Brings back so many memories. I’m heading off to Grampians soon and will be following your schedule. Loving your content!

[deardetour]

Just finished hiking in Girraween QLD in middle of summer, and I completely relate to the heat and how exhausting it can be!

[gj]

Loved watching your adventure. Seeing you struggle in the heat and not try to hide it kept it real. Sleeping out in the open makes you a braver person than me, i would have felt very exposed while i slept.

Hoping to do the Larry next year for my 50th.

[OverHalfWayThere]

Great to see you again! Can't wait to do the Larapinta 🥰

[TheFISHTANK]

Yay! Good to see more content from you. Love your work

[larrywarren]

Well don Imogen, thanks for sharing. Hope to see some more of your adventures in the near future.

[grahamparker]

Hello from South Australia. Hoping to hike the Larapinta in October. Got inspired by your GPT video ( and the fact the Grampians are only 2 hours from me) and did the trail last year.

[Shannonhikes]

Thanks for the content.
Larapinta is on my list to do.
I will do it in the summer to avoid the cold nights and mornings, as I live in Cairns, so I'm used to the heat and not the cold.

[johnschannel]

l found your channel a while back and watched all your walks, really enjoyed them and subscribed, really good to see a new walk after you took a break for a while, just an idea what about the Bibbulmun Track in Western Australia, its one of the longest and best walks in Australia

[butlerdc]

You are an inspiration! Smashing out those KMs. Question - how would you describe your fitness level? Do you do much exercise between hikes?

[edamusis]

Great adventure, and awesome video! I’m planning this trip for myself—was the trekking-pole tent a real issue out there? I saw you mention it caused some problems. Would you do it again with a trekking-pole tent, or would a free-standing one be better? I’m counting the weight, but was pitching it really that much of a hassle? Where did you stay in Alice Springs? I've heard that it is not safe there... And I saw you walked without gaiters, but at the end you endup using gaiters, this is because of spinifex or snakes?

[renaepaterson]

Amazing! Looking to do this June next year. Could I ask what hiking shoes you're wearing? Thanks!

[bob-kvwu]

Awesome video. Did you do food drops on the trail? How easy was it to refill water along the trail?

[goughytas]

Great video, thank you! What time of year did you walk the trailer?