Article in the New York Times explores the issues about the Ban- has some nice photos. I think it could have said more about the contradictions of the Anangu religion by the long legacy and views of past owners who climbed and had no problem with visitors climbing. Claims in the article that most Australians support the ban are incorrect and based on 30 years of propaganda by Parks Australia. A Chapter Is Closing at Uluru. But There’s More to This Australian Story. While banning climbing at the iconic rock is a once-unthinkable victory for an Aboriginal people, they still face material hardship and a measure of resistance. NYT photo by Matthew Abbott The situation at Mutitjulu is covered well. The ban will certainly not lead to improvements for the locals. I spoke with Reporter Jamie Tarabay for about 30 minutes for this report and get a brief mention. Marc Hendrickx, a geologist who has campaigned against the closing, said that the sheer number of people coming to ...
Our mountains belong to all of us. The Right to Climb them and bask in their views that inspire awe and wonder is as old as the human genome. This long-established cultural tradition is under threat by a small group of bureaucrats determined to impose their way on the rest of the world. It is right to Climb because we have the Right to climb. If you don’t exercise your rights you lose them. Don't let petty nanny state bureaucrats take them away.