Busselton resident Ben O'Callaghan will be taking the coastal route when he rides his bike from Perth to Telfer to honour his workmate Mick who he lost to suicide.
Mr O'Callaghan will be joined by five other riders which includes some colleagues from Newcrest and Mick's twin brother.
The group are raising money for Beyond Blue and the WA Disabled Sports Association and will be supported by family who will drive alongside them on their 2,246 kilometre journey.
"Personally, this ride for me is a way to say sorry to Mick because I was not there for him when he needed me, it is going to mean a lot," he said.
"I am sick of burying my mates.
"If we run into somebody in one of these little towns between Carnarvon and Port Hedland and pick them up, that is honestly what it is all about."
The team have setup a Beyond Blue Everyday Hero fundraising page and have already cracked more than $30,000.
"Newcrest have been absolutely fantastic, even the geology department that our mate Mick used to work for have thrown money at us straight out of their own budget, it is just incredible," Mr O'Callaghan said.
The cyclists will take off from Subiaco on Thursday, April 4 and are expecting the journey to take them 11 days to complete.
"It will be six months to the day when we leave that Mick passed away, which is kind of poignant," he said.
Around Christmas time, Mr O'Callaghan said the media reported about suicide in the fly-in-fly-out industry.
"I was really disappointed to read that FIFO was a main contributor to health - it is not - mental health problems in Australia are absolutely rampant," he said.
"When I started looking at who we would raise money for, I got on the Beyond Blue website and the figures on there were staggering."
He said the issue was everywhere and it was not just related to FIFO workers, it also included agriculture, nursing, soldiers and other people who worked away and were not home with their family or loved ones.
"Many people do not get the home base that people working nine-to-five do, but in those FIFO roles your workmates become your family as well," he said.
"If you are lucky enough you will have your family at home and a family away up North as well."
On the journey North, Mr O'Callaghan said 2,1000km of the ride would be on bitumen, the remaining 146km would be ridden on red dirt and the team would be met by other riders along the way.
Mick's sister who lives in New Zealand will meet them in Carnarvon.
"None of us are cyclists," he said.
"It is going to be unreal, we were going to swag it the whole way but we will mostly be staying at caravan parks along the way.
"There will be spots where we camp on the side of the road because it is fairly barren between Carnarvon and Karratha.
"While I am nervous with anticipation, I am extremely excited and cannot wait."
You can keep up with the journey by following the Facebook page facebook.com/MVDMemorialRide2019/.
If you feel you are not coping and need to seek help or talk with someone please contact Beyond Blue on 1300 224 636.