logo
episode-header-image
Feb 2024
52m 22s

Crossing Australia with a camel named De...

ABC listen
About this episode
Sophie Matterson spent five years preparing to cross the Australian continent with five camels she caught and trained herself (R) 
Up next
Yesterday
NAIDOC 2026: Troy Cassar-Daley: the boy from Halfway Creek
Troy grew up travelling between two very different worlds with his Indigenous mum and his Maltese Dad. At just 17 he started on his path to becoming one of Australia's biggest country music stars (R) CW: Mentions suicide, please take care when listeningTroy Cassar-Daley is a prou ... Show More
52 m
Apr 30
Encore: David Malouf on growing up in Brisbane and his life of letters
Award-winning Australian author, poet and essayist David Malouf died last week at the age of 92, he spoke with Richard in 2014.The first son of a Lebanese family, David spent his early years in South Brisbane, his vivid memories of life as it was then are captured in his classics ... Show More
49 m
Jul 8
NAIDOC 2026: Anita Heiss with stories of love and war from the Wiradjuri people
Writer Anita Heiss has based her novel Dirrayawadha on stories from the 1800s during the frontier wars in Bathurst, when martial law was declared. 
47 m
Recommended Episodes
Jul 2023
491: Just get up and go for a walk (across Australia) with adventurer Sophie Matterson
My guest is Sophie Matterson. In 2019 Sophie's desire for a different kind of life led her to set an audacious goal – to walk across the width of Australia, covering an astounding 5000 kilometres, from Shark Bay in Western Australia to Byron Bay in New South Wales. Sophie was joi ... Show More
1h 24m
May 2023
Sophie Matterson hiked 4750 kms with 5 camels & learnt a lot
Sophie Matterson hiked 4750 kms with five camels across Australia. She shares tales of her epic adventure and what she learnt about herself along the way. WANT MORE FROM SOPHIE? To hear today's full interview, where Sophie chats about her struggles with loneliness during the trek ... Show More
9m 53s
Jan 2021
L’amour et les chevaux sauvages (Love and Wild Horses)
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At 30, Aliénor Le Gouvello set off to ride solo across Australia’s toughest trails. She gave herself one year to train wild horses and complete the journey. Riding ten hours a day, every day, Aliénor was determined not to quit — not for crocodil ... Show More
23m 46s
Jun 2022
Raine Holcombe - The long road to a DQ Alpha diagnosis
Traveling vast distances to access services is second nature for Raine Holcombe – it’s part and parcel with living in the Northern Territory.  Raised on a crocodile farm in the Victoria River district, Raine developed a love for life on the land which eventually saw her running a ... Show More
1h 19m
Jul 2014
AT#429 - Travel on a South African Safari
Hear about travel to South Africa on safari as the Amateur Traveler talks to Susan Portnoy from theinsatiabletraveler.com about her recent experience in the Timbavati Game Reserve. This is the 5th time that Susan has traveled to Africa on safari to "shoot" animals... as a photogr ... Show More
48m 3s
Apr 2024
My epic journey becoming the fastest person to paddle around Australia | Bonnie Hancock
What challenges lie ahead of a staggering 12,700-kilometer paddle around the entire continent of Australia? Crocodiles and sharks were just the beginning, says Ironwoman Bonnie Hancock. Reflecting on her remarkable feat of becoming the fastest person to paddle around Australia, s ... Show More
10m 21s
Jun 2016
Northumberland: Bothy Bagging
Clare Balding meets Phoebe Smith, an expert in planning long walks and bagging bothies. 
24m 35s
Jun 2024
My epic journey becoming the fastest person to paddle around Australia | Bonnie Hancock
What challenges lie ahead of a staggering 12,700-kilometer paddle around the entire continent of Australia? Crocodiles and sharks were just the beginning, says Ironwoman Bonnie Hancock. Reflecting on her remarkable feat of becoming the fastest person to paddle around Australia, s ... Show More
13m 57s