Ep. 807: Update - Walking Across Australia With Five Wild Camels - Sophie Matterson

Ep. 807: Update - Walking Across Australia With Five Wild Camels - Sophie Matterson

We first caught up with Sophie early last year on episode 695 to hear about the first half of this epic adventure. Today we hear the second half.

How the adventure started:

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 1/12th of the population.

Today Sophie joins us having just completed the journey in December. Jude, Delilah, Charlie, Clayton, and Mac all made it to the finish line in Byron Bay, NSW.

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


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

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

Avsnitt(1250)

Ep. 992: An Accidental Life - Quinn Brett

Ep. 992: An Accidental Life - Quinn Brett

In October 2017, climber and national park ranger, Quinn Brett, took a horrific 100-ft fall in Yosemite National park when climbing a route on the iconic El Capitan, which Quinn had already climbed be...

28 Dec 202351min

Ep. 991: 30,000 Miles of Thru-Hiking - Revisited - Lint Bunting

Ep. 991: 30,000 Miles of Thru-Hiking - Revisited - Lint Bunting

Originally aired November 30, 2017Thru 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...

21 Dec 20231h 5min

Ep. 990: Continental Divide Trail by Bike - Kurt Refsnider

Ep. 990: Continental Divide Trail by Bike - Kurt Refsnider

More than 20 years ago, 7th-grade Kurt entered his first mountain bike race at the Minnesota Zoo, and he's been racing and adventuring on bikes ever since. After bouncing around the road and scenes wh...

18 Dec 202358min

Ep. 989: First Women to Solo Ski Across Antarctica - Revisited - Felicity Aston

Ep. 989: First Women to Solo Ski Across Antarctica - Revisited - Felicity Aston

Originally aired Aug 13, 2018Felicity Aston MBE is a British Polar Explorer, author, speaker and expedition leader. In 2012, she became the first woman to ski alone across Antarctica, a journey of 108...

14 Dec 202352min

Ep. 988: Hudson River From Source to Statue of Liberty - Greg Morrissey

Ep. 988: Hudson River From Source to Statue of Liberty - Greg Morrissey

Adventure education: Greg Morrissey's Mountain Goat Movement – guiding transformative expeditions for young people from the Adirondacks to Antarctica, connecting them to explorers and storytellers, an...

11 Dec 20231h 5min

We'll Be Back on Monday!

We'll Be Back on Monday!

Hey y'all! After 50 hours of helping with broadcasting of the Last Paddler Standing paddleboard race over the weekend, I was whooped! You can check out the highlights on LPS's social media and the SUP...

7 Dec 20232min

Ep. 987: Skiing 14ers & Public Lands Access - Revisited - Brittany & Frank Konsella

Ep. 987: Skiing 14ers & Public Lands Access - Revisited - Brittany & Frank Konsella

Skiing 14ers: Frank and Brittany Konsella share experiences on Colorado's high peaks and advocate for public lands access – US Forest Service challenges, diverse user opinions, pending decisions in Cr...

30 Nov 202357min

Ep. 986: Paddleboarding Across Alabama - John Knippers

Ep. 986: Paddleboarding Across Alabama - John Knippers

Paddleboard racing: John Knippers becomes the first to finish the world's longest annual paddle race, the Alabama 650, covering 650 miles in just 8 days.The longest annual paddle race in the world is ...

28 Nov 20231h 11min

Populärt inom Vetenskap

dumma-manniskor
p3-dystopia
svd-nyhetsartiklar
allt-du-velat-veta
kapitalet-en-podd-om-ekonomi
rss-vetenskapsradion-2
medicinvetarna
det-morka-psyket
rss-vetenskapsradion
rss-ufo-bortom-rimligt-tvivel-2
sexet
bildningspodden
rss-experimentet
hacka-livet
paranormalt-med-caroline-giertz
dumforklarat
halsorevolutionen
rss-spraket
vetenskapsradion
rss-geopodden-2