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

One of my brothers ran the park for 3 yrs,then worked in Darwin for Parks Australia,for over 10 yrs.

Many died climbing the rock,word didn't get out.

Not a big issue for me either way.

If people are not fit,or are elderly,they need to look after themselves.

Ha ha I'll go and find the bag of popcorn...🤣

Seriously though my personal opinion is one of abiding by the wishes of the traditional land custodians.

An interesting article with a particular view. A bit hard to comment on without spearing the post off to oblivion. One point that I found interesting was the view about how the US treats their indigenous population's sacred sites versus Australia. There also appears to be some differing opinion on the thoughts of the traditional owners on people actually climbing the rock. When we were there in 2010 the "vibe" seemed to be that the death of tourists on the rock upset the local indigenous community rather than the actual act of climbing the rock itself. One thought that comes to mind is that if I was running a park with a potentially risky, staff intensive attraction and I could get the same number of visitors without the attraction being open that's what I'd probably aim for (but maybe I'm just cynical)

Regards,
Tote

Good decision , no one climbs all over cathedrals or other sacred monuments.

Uluru has been sacred for longer than any recorded history , in fact there would be no older sacred site in the world.

Originally Posted by Tote

An interesting article with a particular view. A bit hard to comment on without spearing the post off to oblivion. One point that I found interesting was the view about how the US treats their indigenous population's sacred sites versus Australia. There also appears to be some differing opinion on the thoughts of the traditional owners on people actually climbing the rock. When we were there in 2010 the "vibe" seemed to be that the death of tourists on the rock upset the local indigenous community rather than the actual act of climbing the rock itself. One thought that comes to mind is that if I was running a park with a potentially risky, staff intensive attraction and I could get the same number of visitors without the attraction being open that's what I'd probably aim for (but maybe I'm just cynical)

Regards,
Tote

Definitely any death on or near a sacred place is heartbreaking for the traditional peoples. What people seem to forget is that life forces for these people are not held the same way as the "western" world. We would do well to take some of their respect for the lives of those who have died and apply it to our so called "civilised" society . 🙄

My wife & I climbed Ayers Rock many years ago. It was an unforgettable experince,....I agree with the article.
Pickles.

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

Good decision , no one climbs all over cathedrals or other sacred monuments..

those are man made.

ive climbed it before. and aftr the ban, i'll still climb it.

i would never climb it out of respect .
More to the point I'm not a ****ing lemming and have no desire to do what busloads of Japs seem to have on their 'bucket list'