Climbing Geological Wonders: Myth and superstition are preventing our enjoyment of the natural world.
My Poster on Geotourism presented at The inaugural Australian Geoscience Council Convention, AGCC 2018 at the Adelaide Convention Centre. Climbing Geological Wonders: Myth and superstition are preventing our enjoyment of the natural world. Abstract Adventure tourism in the form of hiking or climbing geological wonders is an important source of education and inspiration for current and future geo-scientists and interested tourists. Recent proposed bans on accessing important geological features in Australia; Ayers Rock in the Northern Territory, Mt Warning in northern NSW and St Mary's Peak in South Australia's Flinders Ranges, puts this source of wonder, inspiration and education at risk. Other peaks under threat include: Mount Tibrogargan and Mount Beerwah - Rhyolite plugs in the Glass House Mtns Qld Bluff Knoll in the Stirling Range in Western Australia Paleoproterozoic meta-sedimentary basins Mt Yengo - Basalt capped Mtn in the Cessnock region of NSW Access to ...