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Thread: The Banning of Climbing Uluru (Ayers Rock) - thoughts on this article?

  1. 8th June 2019, 05:53 PM #21
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    2 years ago we visited to climb but were told the traditional owners were discouraging climbing...by saying it was too windy...or slippery etc etc.

    But the guide said ..if we waited until the tour buses left we could go up..but we ran out of time.

    A bit of a let down and no doubt one that will affect the bottom line...I would not go back there neither would any of the other 10 with us. And they will tell 20 more and so on.

    Similar policies were and are in force on 4wd access..camping..fires and so on wrt indigenous lands..which whilst perfectly legit are a pia and will drive revenue away.

    I note that some communities have already reversed earlier bans and now provide permits to access native lands.

    Time will tell😎
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  2. 8th June 2019, 06:16 PM #22
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    Quote Originally Posted by p38arover View Post
    Mongrel!

    I did climb almost to the top of the Great Wall when in Beijing a few weeks back.
    The higher one got, the fewer the climbers on the Wall. By the time I turned around (ran out of time and had to get back to bus), there were only 3 other people up there.
    Gosh Ron, I thought the only Great Walls in Beijing would be utes, surely not that difficult to "climb on" (as you succinctly described the activity), but why anyone would want to .... is quite beyond me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 87County View Post
    Gosh Ron, I thought the only Great Walls in Beijing would be utes, surely not that difficult to "climb on" (as you succinctly described the activity), but why anyone would want to .... is quite beyond me.

    One of the others on the tour bought a Great Wall cap - I suggested anyone in Oz who saw it would only think he owned a GW ute. He said he'd get a "Y" embroidered onto the cap so that it would read "Great Wally"
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  4. 8th June 2019, 06:30 PM #24
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    Quote Originally Posted by INter674 View Post
    2 years ago we visited to climb but were told the traditional owners were discouraging climbing...by saying it was too windy...or slippery etc etc.
    Same here. So we flew over it in a chopper.
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  5. 10th June 2019, 09:58 PM #25
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    They happily take your money to enter the park and you ‘are allowed’ to climb the rock. If you don’t want to climb it, for whatever reason, don’t, but if you do choose to climb you won’t regret it because it’s freaking awesome standing up there. The view is beyond amazing.
    I climbed it in ‘04 and would love to do it again before it’s closed.
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    It would be interesting to take a vote on whether or not you agree on the ban to climb.
    Is it possible to to create a poll whithin an active thread?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Xtreme View Post
    Is it possible to to create a poll whithin an active thread?
    No, it has to be created when starting the thread. Just went and had a look at the OP's post - the Poll option is missing when editing even for a Mod. Wonder if a new thread with Poll could be created then merged - I'll give that a go.
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    What are the costs involved. Never been there The Banning of Climbing Uluru (Ayers Rock) - thoughts on this article?
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    Uluru - Do you agree with the Ban?

    Yep, that's the way to do it - I created a new thread with the Poll, then merged it here. Answers are confidential. Go for it!
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  10. 11th June 2019, 07:17 AM #30
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    Quote Originally Posted by rijidij View Post
    They happily take your money to enter the park and you ‘are allowed’ to climb the rock. If you don’t want to climb it, for whatever reason, don’t, but if you do choose to climb you won’t regret it because it’s freaking awesome standing up there. The view is beyond amazing.
    I climbed it in ‘04 and would love to do it again before it’s closed.
    Yes, that is my opinion also,...the view from the top (Olgas in the distance) is amazing, something I'll never forget. I'd climb again, and would recommend anyone who is able to do so. It would be beyond me now.
    A very special experience. Pickles.
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