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Don't think of climbing Uluru (Ayer's Rock)!

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tcnthat Libra



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 4:58 pm
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JacJacJacqui wrote:
It's a rock.


Very observant Jac!!!

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PostPosted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 7:23 pm
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JacJacJacqui wrote:
It's a rock.


It's a wall,


It's a building,


It's an ancient Pagan ruin,



Would you climb on them? Would you urinate on them? Would you defecate on them?
Because that's what's happening on the rock. A place of spirituality for the first owners of this land.
Disgusting that anyone would consider such desecration.
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 5:50 pm
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^ You're right, I wouldn't piss on them.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 11:34 am
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You can still visit a place and respect it while you're there. I wouldn't piss on but yeah, I'd climb it. What are the chances that it will fall down? After all, it ain't an 'ancient pagan ruin'. It's a rock.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 11:45 am
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Member, who is taking a dump on Ayres Rock? Not the most hospitable place to pinch a loaf.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 12:31 pm
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JacJacJacqui wrote:
It's a rock.


In actual fact, it's a monolith

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 12:41 pm
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BJ wrote:
JacJacJacqui wrote:
It's a rock.


In actual fact, it's a monolith


Which is a rock. I did geology too.

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David Libra

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 6:51 pm
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member34259 wrote:
JacJacJacqui wrote:
It's a rock.


It's a wall,


It's a building,


It's an ancient Pagan ruin,



Would you climb on them? Would you urinate on them? Would you defecate on them?
Because that's what's happening on the rock. A place of spirituality for the first owners of this land.
Disgusting that anyone would consider such desecration.


Fair point, except that those are all man-made places constructed for certain purposes, and a couple still have widespread cultural relevance. As for Stonehenge, you would assume it is a little more fragile than a huge rock in the middle of Australia. No-one built Uluru, so can anyone really lay a claim to it?

In all fairness, I'm a little 50/50 on this. Religious relevance for a small group of people as opposed to a fairly unnecessary but fairly harmless adventuring experience for another small group of people... perhaps the fact that neither argument has any relevance to my own life is the defining factor. So, the fence it is. Razz

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PostPosted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 2:12 am
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What if the tourists took off their shoes and wore nappies?
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 3:17 am
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i climbed it in '92 on a school trip, great experience that i would recommend to anyone.
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David Libra

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 12:00 am
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This is in the news again. Any thoughts? Nearly seven years on, I can't offer much better than what I wrote above.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 9:39 am
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I have been to Ayers Rock/Uluru (but not climbed it) and have stood within Stonehenge. Both reverential places. It all comes down to respect.

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 10:07 am
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David wrote:
This is in the news again. Any thoughts? Nearly seven years on, I can't offer much better than what I wrote above.


Me either... Embarassed
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