Sophie Matterson trekked 4750 kms with 5 camels without training

Sophie Matterson hiked 4750 kms with five camels across Australia without any training. She shares stories from her trek, how she kept her physical and mental health in check and what she learnt along the way. 

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You can find Sophie’s book The Crossing (Allen & Unwin, $34.99) here, see her site here, or catch her on Instagram @sophiematterson. 

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Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness.

On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook. Or, TikTok here. Got an idea for an episode? DM host Felicity Harley on Instagram @felicityharley. 

On YouTube: Watch Body + Soul TV here.

In print: Each Sunday, grab Body+Soul inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania). 

Sophie Matterson hiked 4750 kms with five camels across Australia without any training. She shares stories from her trek, how she kept her physical and mental health in check and what she learnt along the way. 
WANT MORE FROM SOPHIE?
You can find Sophie’s book The Crossing (Allen &amp; Unwin, $34.99) <a href="https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Sophie-Matterson-Crossing-9781761068829/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Sophie-Matterson-Crossing-9781761068829/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1684978191875000&amp;usg=AOvVaw12xxqczo1CxLFzZq1mxx_O">here</a>, see her site <a href="https://www.sophiematterson.com/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.sophiematterson.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1684978191875000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3AzRqMA_Rk7qiGZunoq4RG">here</a>, or catch her on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sophiematterson/?hl=en" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/sophiematterson/?hl%3Den&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1684978191875000&amp;usg=AOvVaw39BQME1oG6X0Hc4SqBquBh">@sophiematterson</a>. 
WANT MORE BODY + SOUL? 
Online: Head to <a href="https://www.bodyandsoul.com.au/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.bodyandsoul.com.au/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1684978191875000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1gQU9faZTFdmuW3oOROGCO">bodyandsoul.com.au</a> for your daily digital dose of health and wellness.
On social: Via Instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bodyandsoul_au/?hl=en" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/bodyandsoul_au/?hl%3Den&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1684978191875000&amp;usg=AOvVaw27YUBxe9QPeRc11JiyAXjj">@bodyandsoul_au</a> or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bodyandsoulau/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.facebook.com/bodyandsoulau/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1684978191875000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3kco8aB1p2cJ2zCWJJg2a1">Facebook</a>. Or, TikTok <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@bodyandsoul_au" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.tiktok.com/@bodyandsoul_au&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1684978191875000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0Xi3-D_dwYfbJ9zThvZrP2">here</a>. Got an idea for an episode? DM host Felicity Harley on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/felicityharley/?hl=en" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/felicityharley/?hl%3Den&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1684978191875000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2934fB2GROQ-PjSAOMEJtc">@felicityharley</a>. 
On YouTube: Watch Body + Soul TV<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS1W973Zmbk6FK1Z4w0xCOg" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS1W973Zmbk6FK1Z4w0xCOg&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1684978191875000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2yyejNBJ7grq8VKxYpvN3o"> here</a>.
In print: Each Sunday, grab Body+Soul inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania).

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