An epic story of leaving everything behind to find purpose, adventure and love by crossing 4750km of rugged Australian terrain with five wild camels, from the winner of the 2022 Australian Geographic Spirit of Adventure Award.
‘Written with heart, breathtaking courage, ambition and humility, The Crossing is as profound as it is moving.’
TIM COPE, author of On the Trail of Genghis Khan
Sophie Matterson
“Camels make you slow down, they teach you patience, how to read the landscape, and see the beauty in the detail. Arid Australia is vast, remote and sparsely populated. I feel alive in these wild and untouched places, where few choose to tread.”
Sophie Matterson is an adventurer currently based in the Flinders Ranges, South Australia. In 2020 and 2021 Sophie solo-trekked 4,750 kilometres across the width of Australia, from Shark Bay, Western Australia, to Byron Bay, New South Wales, with her five camels, Jude, Delilah, Charlie, Clayton and Mac. Her book The Crossing is now available.