The journey of a life time l A Bibbulmun Track Documentary l 1000 km Hike

In 2019 we met a Frenchy named Sophie who was walking the 1000km Bibbulmun track in Western Australia.
Stephy joined Sophie for a 4 day section of this long distance hike and from this was inspired to one day attempt an end to end of this epic track herself.
Well now we can say we've done it!
Of all the adventures we've had travelling the world for years in more than 50 countries the Bibbulmun track is by far the most life changing experience.
We really hope you enjoy this video of our hike. It's our longest video to date and Stephy put in countless hours editing this one.
Walking a long distance hike like the Bibbulmun is something that challenges you both mentally and physically and the rewards are beyond measure.
We encourage everyone to try a multi day hike at least once in your life, we promise you won't regret it 😉
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[@GrizzlyNbearOverland]

Hello friends We really hope you enjoy this very special video. Walking the Bibbulmun track has been a dream of Steph's for many years. It was one of the most amazing adventures we've ever been on and we are so excited to share this experience with you ❤️ It's our longest video to date and Stephy worked very hard to have this done in a week. From 11 hours of raw footage down to this 45 minute documentary. Anyone that's attempted to edit videos will understand what a mammoth task this is 😳 If you would like to support the work Steph puts in each week please do consider joining us on Patreon, we'd really appreciate your support 🙏 www.patreon.com/GrizzlyNbear?fan_landing=true

[@allyssonallan]

♥️ when things get wrong or tough, please come back to watch this video. Thanks couple!

[@johnandlorrainematear2416]

That video is inspiring. Well done. Great achievement. I had the pleasure of meeting you and Steph at Nerang campsite. At the time I was hiking E2E to Albany with hiking buddy Duncan. My track name was Cumbrian John. Unfortunately we never made it. Duncan forced to pull out at Dwellingup with a fracture in his leg and I was forced to pull out at Pemberton with a fracture to my back!! Go figure. Wasn't to be. Your video has inspired me to really want to finish my E2E. Just need to heal and I will be back out there to complete it. Thank you.

[@maqboolrazzaq2522]

You guys are amazing ☺️💖💖

[@maqboolrazzaq2522]

Weldon this amazing trick

[@mogxplorer8788]

... and after having travelling the world, hiked the longest trails and completed the most difficult tasks life can throw in your way: one of the most precious things in your life is a partner to share all the unseen moments, wiping away your tears, sharing your laughter and holding your hands in the cold, dark nights.... Thanks a lot for taking us with you on this once-in-a-lifetime-adventure of your life!

[@cathbp4089]

What an amaizing achievement for you both, I had tears in my eyes as you hugged in Albany. You must feel so proud. Congratulations and hope you walking wounds heal quickly.

[@bartkorhorn9985]

Who needs Netflix when you can watch this!! Well done both off you!

[@GrizzlyNbearOverland]

🥰 thank you 🙏🏻 that’s such a compliment

[@unimog404]

I love the video! You got the best support crew ever!

[@whiteeulogianraven7995]

I've never been a people kinda person, since you are living most people's dream, it is impossible not to feel your achievements as my own, or your memories as my own. I am so fucking glad for you. I'll finish the video later on... You know, life. But I already have a wide open smile.... Oscar Award Winner Stephy!!!!

[@lucyhsiao4547]

Thank you so much for taking us to this beautiful track in Australia!!

[@brulew976]

Opening and closing with the same scene, expecially Steph's raw emotion, brought about 2 very different reactions for me. The first time I was a simply an observer knowing what had happened but not really able to understand your feelings. The second time I was moved. Outstanding. Congrats and thanks.

[@whiteeulogianraven7995]

Magnificent. Magnifique. Magnífico. A standing ovation from the other side of the world. ¡¡PURA VIDA!! Specially for a hidden pearl called Steph.

[@gail9906]

Yes! you did it, you did it. I am so excited for you. You really took us with you. We felt terrible for your knees, feet and ankles. We cheered when you reached each hut, met nice people and it was especially nice when your Mum, Dad and Aunty popped up along the way. As I am a big sook, the tears were filling my eyes, your gratitude was palpable. What an achievement. You are both amazing Steph and Leigh. Good on you both, great effort! I hope your injuries are much better now and you recovered quickly. Loved, loved, loved this vlog! You did this all while filming for us. So you had to carry extra for that. Thank You.🥇🥇 🪱🛶👟🌊🦭♨️⛺⛈👏🎉❤🇦🇺🦘

[@leighdearle5965]

Thank you so much for this awesome comment. Positive feedback like this helps us stay motivated to keep making videos ❤️

[@adventureswithmaud]

You 2 continue to blow me away with what you're willing to tackle. Congratulations on this epic journey. You're an inspiration to many, many people. Cheers and hope recovery is quick.

[@leighdearle5965]

Thank you so much mate really appreciate your support ❤️

[@MartinGeigerLiftHAM]

31 seconds into the video and I am already in tears!

[@bertplank8011]

Toughen up.

[@MartinGeigerLiftHAM]

@@bertplank8011 nah, I like the way I am ;-)

[@bennapper1302]

I'm not crying, you're crying! Well done Stephanie!! This is your achievement. Leigh was with you and not unlike my wife and I we really need each other but it was your dream and you did it, own it. We are all so proud of you.

[@robertkelsow-geall7395]

That was epic. VERY well filmed and edited and full of emotions. Well done you 2.

[@zpgreene9803]

Amazing accomplishment!!! Bravo 👏

[@deanehill9730]

Massive congratulations on your epic 1000k walk. Such an endurance and just as well you are both fit enough to have endured. Thanks for the video.

[@debmcc8854]

Superb video guys, love the scenery. Very emotional ending, congratulations. M

[@leighdearle5965]

Thank you Deb ❤️❤️❤️

[@adamj1299]

well done GNB what a great commitment to each other, to the track and for capturing some of those moments that you shared with us. Hope the ankles get better !

[@Schla-Gulp]

Oh, I've been waiting for this video for so long. What a fantastic tour !!!

[@tahirshuja8498]

I have no words to describe how I feel, I just wish I could enjoy a life like yours - I love Australia and people like you who live a full life. God bless you

[@fawisontour6926]

we're back from Turkey and I nearly couldn't wait for this episode... It is amazing, it is huge - and I mean it in every possible way. I just can imagine, what a huge walk like this is stressing in every way possible. Cool to see, how you motivated yourself - along the whole way to Albany. This video is just amazing - thank you for sharing!!!

[@leighdearle5965]

Thank you so much mate. Hope you enjoyed beautiful Turkey 😊

[@scumpert]

Brought a tear to my eye when you arrived in Albany.. well done my friends.. x

[@alantaylor688]

What a fabulous journey... I've enjoyed many of your films but this is very special. Inspiring! Thank you

[@davcox100]

Everything about this was EPIC

[@directionoverland9397]

Wonderful insight. U guys killed it. Congratulations and well done 👍 such a huge achievement.

[@thejackofalltravels8267]

Frenchie diving into a 1/4 pounder is hysterical. So very happy and proud of you both you are Legends. I will be glad to volunteer for a support role if you do a through hike in the USA.

[@Scott_69HemiDart]

Congratulations on completing one of your dreams! Love your channel.

[@bigfellasafety6033]

This was an amazing video..Thank you both for taking us along on this amazing walk... I felt like I was there and I even cried at the end.... Much love to you both ❤..Bigfella family

[@leighdearle5965]

Thank you so much my bro ❤️🙏

[@derekmay8427]

Epic guys ❤️

[@RonCQ]

Epic journey well done guys.

[@jambondebayonne7839]

AMAZING trip you did !! je suis français et j'ai vécu en australie, je regrette de ne pas avoir fait cette magnifique et longue randonnée. So beautiful moment, thank for the movie ; ) see ya on your channel

[@jrodriguez8216]

Hello from California. I watch this video and inspired. Much love to both of you, and letting us in to observe a small glimpse of such a wonderful life. Take care of those 🦶🥾

[@ivor8275]

Good job on the quality of filming and well edited. Clearly your life balance with being on the road and the necessity of weekly KZbin posts is working well. I think not having the pressure of major new boat builds / costs and other complications makes for a longer term happy experience in trying to live and do what you are doing , and you are doing it well, as I am sure all your viewers will agree.

[@kurtlundberg8519]

How incredibly talented you are. And also have the strength to make a film about your entire journey. Hope you have not been injured.

[@leighdearle5965]

Thank you Kurt appreciate the kind words ❤️

[@gilliandearle9771]

Great doco Steph and Leigh. Loved seeing our beautiful country through your eyes and getting the opportunity of catching up along the way. Gave us a chance to to take in the beauty of our South West. Magnificent job, great achievement and so proud of you both ❤️🥰😘

[@boymeetsbush8232]

This is way beyond over the top mate. Really enjoyed it. That Frenchy is one tough cookie. Hats off to both of you.

[@tortuninja11]

Very proud of you guys ! Keep pushing and inspiring 😍

[@julianearl5026]

Amazing video ... raw emotion, endurance ... loved it!! But there's more. I have lived in WA for 70 years (Perth and not all that far from Mumbalup and Balingup and I never realised how epic the Bibbulmun track is ... a real eye opener ... thank you Leigh and Steph👍🙂

[@lydiameidlinger3773]

You both are soooo great, every time I love to see your videos, you both are so authentic.... 🤗💜

[@gilcraveiro]

Amazing journey and adventure, Congratulations

[@henkisa]

thank you for this amazing video. respect for both of you

[@frankjacoby9460]

First of all, congratulations for completing your long hike!! Second, thank you for bringing old memories of long hikes I did as a 23 year old Boy Scout Leader, and the feeling of complete communion with nature for days at a time; long journeys on foot, alone or nearly alone a way of finding yourself. I’m 71 years old now and not as mobile as I once was, but almost everyday I drive my three dogs to the mountains near my home to smell the pines and walk the earth. Thanks 🙏🏼

[@harley9218]

I can’t imagine which took more time and effort, hiking the trail or putting together this video. Either way both were magnificent. Congratulations.

[@kevinmoss970]

Congratulations. Well done both of you. And Steph' , brilliant footage & editing. 👍

[@MartinBettler]

Thank you both so much for sharing these emotional moments. I won't be watching your video until tonight, but I feel the need to write this right now. It's beautiful 🙏🏼

[@NextMeridianExpedition]

Good job guys!! What a hike... The track is so well organised :) Frenchy you diddd it!! :D ofc you too Leigh!

[@dimitristsagdis7340]

I wish there were multiple thumbs up I could give. Well done to both of you !!!

[@chrisworsnop7805]

To see the emotion and relief in both of you is simply lovely. Really well done, I have loved watching via Patreon. You are an amazing couple. Thanks for sharing your personal challenge with us. Chris

[@leighdearle5965]

G'day mate Thank you so much for the positive feedback, very much appreciated ❤️ Hope you're hanging in there ok over east mate.

[@jimmytwizzle7836]

Superb video as always. Really enjoyed watching. Best wishes from us here in France. Vidéo fantastique comme toujours. Bonne chance de nous tous ici en France.

[@jonam7589]

Congratulations! Amazing! This is a story that you will be telling to your grandchildren! Her raw emotions are priceless! Such a love story! Wishing you a long and happy life together! See you when you have fully recuperated! Rest well! Loved this so much!

[@AlAaraaf]

Just made it through the intro and I’m already teary-eyed. I love seeing you hit your milestones with such joy! You are LIVING!

[@OutbackTouring]

Wow, what a fantastic adventure. Thanks for taking us with you

[@eizlan48]

Congratulations

[@ianbray8687]

Wow Leigh & Steff, what an inspiration you both are! This would be your best video by far. I particulary enjoyed the WA landscape, it's obviously enjoyed a fair amount of rain recently, looking so green & the wild flowers in bloom. Huge congratulations to you both!!

[@badgerpa9]

Awesome video Steph. All the hard work and pain paid off. You can really feel Steph's emotion at the end. It is 4 am but I had to watch the video now. It would be neat to see some of the video that did not make the cut for this video. Stay safe and healthy, awesome accomplishment!!!

[@leighdearle5965]

Thanks so much mate ❤️ We hope you can get back to sleep 😴

[@badgerpa9]

@@leighdearle5965 thanks. Stay safe hope you both are healed up

[@bidule0745]

Que d émotions , j en est eu les larmes au yeux , Belle aventure dans ce formidable continent . Bis 🦘🐓🐓

[@VishnuRajendranAmboo]

Your guys are indeed the most humble couple KZbinrs, thanks for sharing the love

[@danielgeorge4096]

Bravo vous avez fait quelque chose d’extraordinaire. Les cloques me rappelle les marches que l’on faisait à l’armée. Bonne suite et je me réjoui pour les prochaines vidéos que j’adore. 😘😘

[@stuartferguson7947]

Congratulations on a wonderful adventure together, supported by your family + well edited Stephanie, enjoyed traveling with you both.

[@benni.rosinante]

Congratulations for making it to the end of this huge adventures hike! 🎉 And thanks for sharing with and inspiring us. 🤗

[@franckycosouche4911]

Un sourire béat est resté accroché à mes lèvres du début à la fin ! Quelle magnifique aventure, quel magnifique partage ! Merci tellement. Votre ténacité ainsi que votre bienveillance l'un envers l'autre est aussi gratifiant à voir que les paysages sublimes. Une expérience qui restera gravé. Merci.

[@funnyeh]

Fantastic guys, well done & thank you for sharing.

[@thierryfabre424]

C'est tellement beau, pas que les paysages, la façon dont vous vivez toutes ces aventures tout les deux, votre manière de la partagé et ce gros paquet d'émotions en cadeaux!! Merci, vraiment !!

[@travellinbeavers1851]

Well done guys! What a roller coaster of emotion and physical exertion. You've added to my inspiration as I set off Oct 31 to do S2N E2E. Can't wait!

[@PhilTaylorPhotog]

Congrats guys, what an awesome effort. Assuming you get to Tassie sometime, you absolutely need to look at doing the Overland track...very different style but epic and I think you'd love it.

[@scottallsopp5363]

Absolutely amazing and very inspiriting, been a fan for quite a while, but this blog is one one my favourites. Glad to see you back in Aust, hope to see you down the track.. Scott

[@Post-Alone]

Mate, you have got the best attitude to life I've seen for a while! Constantly smiling and even though your ankle was (really quite fucked) you still kept it quiet... like a good man should.. im in bridgetown and would go on a hike with you anytime.. Steph is a gorgeous human being also! Perhaps suggest doing the PCT together and documenting that? Anyway it was a pleasure watching your documentary, I hope to see more from you 👌

[@jeweloftheisle498]

That was epic! I just found your Chanel and have been binging for hours. But this one brought tears. 👏🏽👍🏽♥️ Awesome effort.

[@pascallaval2083]

Super, absolument magnifique, bravo à tous les deux. Vous êtes adorables. 😃👍🥰🥰😘😘😘❤

[@loripavlu9323]

I started watching thru hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail years ago and now all over the planet. It's a little slice of wonderful to watch a couple of my favorite overlanders thru hike a trail that I've not seen. Thanks for sharing your experience 😊.

[@marknicholson3755]

Fantastic job getting to the end, well done. Great video, I have been following along since your old Land Rover got hit and you built the new one. I had a 1967 Safari 110 before I left the UK and moved to Canada. If you ever make it to Ontario, Canada I am more than happy to help out with a parking spot. Looking forward to more of your travels.

[@mikeboone4425]

A great personal triumph only you 2 can truly appreciate . Happy trails

[@steveridout6614]

Fantastic emotional journey guys! Inspiring as well , going to do that one day soon I hope!

[@GUbels]

I’m impressed 👏🏻💪🏻….. I once cycled 1100 km with my Son from our residence (Dalfsen in the Netherlands) to Zürich in Switzerland. And I thought that was an achievement, but hats off for 1000 km walking !

[@GrizzlyNbearOverland]

Thank you 😊 What an amazing thing to do with your son. Must been lots and lots of elevation. How long it took you? Next to the Bibb there is a 1000km bike track call the Mundabiddi .

[@GUbels]

@@GrizzlyNbearOverland Hello Steffy and Lee, how Nice to get response from you ! We did 17 days on the trip of which 14 days cycling and 3 rest days. The toughest part was the part in southern Germany and the part in Switserland. The route led mainly along rivers such as the Rhine and the Danube. Greetings Gert. (I Will continue to follow you).

[@daddodd]

You guys, together, can do anything!

[@durablecarpet]

Wow! Wow! Wow! You guys are awesome!

[@STYLEHUAHINONAIR]

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[@csjtbanks]

Thx for sharing such a lovingly edited film capturing the highlights and lowlights of your trip. You mention discomfort, pain and exhaustion so casually when I'm sure it is overwhelming during the moment. I've become a fan and look forward to seeing a few more of the moments you have captured and shared.

[@NoPNoG78]

Congratulations for living and sharing that experience! What beautiful moments! It really touched my heart! It has reminded me so much of the Camino de Santiago, a pilgrimage of about 700 km in the north of Spain that I did with my partner a few years ago !!! Congratulations for your successes, for being who you are and for sharing it and being an inspiration !!! Many thanks! I wish you the best !!! 🙏🏼❤️

[@moritzmittel5254]

Love you videos ;) Thanks for sharing!

[@prebenvestdam1973]

Wow - respect!

[@the_mountains_our_calling4809]

Congratulations you guys! So awesome! I love how excited Steph looked ringing that bell that marked the completion of that amazing adventure!

[@bobhewlett3633]

Awesome accomplishment, awesome video.

[@bmonck5110]

This is by far the best yet. This is what it is all about - getting out from the car! Thanks

[@jonathanspanswick9854]

Great video and well done on the walk,

[@karin-marijkevis3864]

What an incredible feat, the hike - of course - but also this documentary!

[@leighdearle5965]

Thank you Karin, keep enjoying beautiful Toktogul 😉

[@takethepath]

Thank you very much for this great emotional video. Congratulations to this effort.

[@tandyroyal8513]

What an amazing experience for you two. Congratulations!

[@bilki100]

Only one word: WONDERFUL

[@bvr4wd]

Wow!! Well done!

[@jatiphil5278]

Bravo, superbe, fantastique....que d'émotions en regardant ces images avec cette fin qui fait vraiment chaud au cœur....profitez de ces instants.....merci 😍😍

[@emmanuelhenrydefrahan473]

Belle randonnée ! avec une végétation luxuriante inconnue chez nous. Bravo !

[@justherb666]

Amazing, thanks for sharing.

[@Simonandisla]

Well done both of you. Amazing effort 💪 🇫🇷 🇦🇺

[@neilquinnell3391]

Outstanding well done

[@francoisehollender_franeuro]

Loved every second of it. Not only did you achieve this life-changing experience but you did also a wonderful report of it : my deepest and most admirative congratulations to both of you. Hope Leigh's ankle and Stephy's skin problems are now over. Can you please explain why you walk bare-leg even by rain or storm? Love you both, take care

[@leighdearle5965]

We walk in shorts even in the rain because bringing water proof pants is heavy and takes lots of room. We have found that wearing water proof pants and hiking makes you very sweaty anyway. We would rather be wet from the rain than wet from sweat 😜 It's not always the case to be able to do this but most of the time always hiking in shorts.

[@jimmyramos7837]

Thank you for sharing your adventures. I’m sure that the extra weight of the video equipment, batteries, etc. was an added burden to carry. Beautiful country and courageous hearts. Great job of walking those distances every day with those backpacks!

[@loricollins3163]

Tears of joy for the two of you!

[@Theravadinbuto]

You guys are the greatest! Congratulations!

[@rochellemail]

Sensational well done ..

[@warrenrichards4761]

Bloody brilliant. I think what everyone else has said.