Ep. 808: Walking Across Australia With Five Wild Camels - Revisited - Sophie Matterson

Ep. 808: Walking Across Australia With Five Wild Camels - Revisited - Sophie Matterson

Originally aired January 11, 2021

After needing a break from her career in film and TV, Sophie took a very fortuitous turn in her life by finding the most random job she could, milking camels. If you didn’t realize camels could be milked, neither did I.

To make a long story short, Sophie fell in love with camels and never went back to her old career. Her ongoing 5-year passion for camels has taken her to places like The Flinders Ranges, Lake Eyre and The Tirari Desert, Uluru, Michigan USA, Texas, and Rajasthan India.

At some point in the pursuit to learn more about these amazing creatures, Sophie got the idea to cross Australia on foot while being accompanied by 5 wild (or “feral”) camels. This would not only entail catching and taming 5 out of upwards of a million wild camels that roam Australia, but also walking thousands of kilometers across the vast and void Australian Outback. Keep in mind, Australia is the geographic size of the US with 1/10th of the population. A wild idea indeed!

Today Sophie joins us from just over the halfway point of the journey in the bizarre little town of Coober Pedy.

Check out this past Monday’s episode for an update to this adventure.

www.sophiematterson.com

Instagram: @sophiematterson

Facebook Coast-to-Coast-to-camel-trek



Our Sponsors:
* Check out Outdoorsy and use my code ASP for a great deal: https://www.outdoorsy.com


Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/adventure-sports-podcast/donations

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Episoder(1247)

ASP Stories Ep. 003: 8240: One Family's Life Above the Clouds

ASP Stories Ep. 003: 8240: One Family's Life Above the Clouds

Welcome to another ASP Stories bonus episode. We will be having authors read from their books featuring each chapter as a new episode. Think of these bonus episodes as an ongoing audiobook for free. S...

2 Des 201725min

Ep. 327: Triple-Triple Crown Thru Hiker with 30,000 Miles to His Name - Lint Bunting

Ep. 327: Triple-Triple Crown Thru Hiker with 30,000 Miles to His Name - Lint Bunting

Thru Hiking any one of the Triple Crown trails is a mighty feat in and of its own. Then you have the Triple Crown itself once you've successfully thru hiked all three trails. Now, imagine having compl...

30 Nov 20171h 9min

Ep. 326: Backcountry Skiing & Access - Brittany and Frank Konsella

Ep. 326: Backcountry Skiing & Access - Brittany and Frank Konsella

Frank and Brittany Konsella are back to share their new book with us and talk about skiing the high peaks of the backcountry. Get ready for some more winter adventure inspiration! Book: Backcountry Sk...

27 Nov 20171h

Ep. 325: A 4600 Mile Scooter Trip to Alaska Holiday Flashback - Robert Shearon

Ep. 325: A 4600 Mile Scooter Trip to Alaska Holiday Flashback - Robert Shearon

Holiday Flashback rerun - After battling a drug and alcohol addiction in college, Robert Shearon wanted a way to celebrate sobriety while giving back to the organization that helped him triumph. So he...

23 Nov 20171h 22min

Ep. 324: Winter Thru Hike of the Pacific Crest Trail Holiday Flashback - Shawn Forry

Ep. 324: Winter Thru Hike of the Pacific Crest Trail Holiday Flashback - Shawn Forry

Holiday Flashback rerun - Shawn Forry joins us today to recount how he and Justin Lichter thru hiked the Pacific Crest Trail in the winter! This is no small feat and as far as records tell, no one has...

20 Nov 20171h 7min

ASP Stories Ep. 002: 8240: One Family's Life Above the Clouds

ASP Stories Ep. 002: 8240: One Family's Life Above the Clouds

Thanks all for the warm response to ASP Stories Episode 1! This is another bonus episode of your free audio book written and recorded by Curt Linville. This episode dives into some of the more subtle,...

18 Nov 201726min

Ep. 323:  Thru Hiking the Appalachian Trail in 100 Days - Sarah Williams

Ep. 323: Thru Hiking the Appalachian Trail in 100 Days - Sarah Williams

Our friend Sarah Williams, host of the Tough Girl Podcast, is back with us today to talk about her recent 100-day Appalachian Trail thru hike. Sarah got the bug to thru hike one of the crown trails af...

16 Nov 20171h

Ep. 322: 1800+ Miles Across Patagonia Solo on Horseback - Nancy Pfeiffer

Ep. 322: 1800+ Miles Across Patagonia Solo on Horseback - Nancy Pfeiffer

As a neophyte horsewoman with a minimal command of the Spanish language, Nancy rode off across Patagonia, alone, on horseback. Over the next decade and three thousand miles of rugged horse trail, Pata...

13 Nov 201749min

Populært innen Vitenskap

fastlegen
rekommandert
tingenes-tilstand
sinnsyn
forskningno
rss-rekommandert
liberal-halvtime
smart-forklart
jss
tomprat-med-gunnar-tjomlid
villmarksliv
fjellsportpodden
rss-paradigmepodden
dekodet-2
pod-britannia
psykopoden
rss-overskuddsliv
tidlose-historier
aldring-og-helse-podden
nevropodden