Mike and Mal's first visit to the rock about 40 years ago. Probably filmed in 1977. Some quotes: "In the past 14 years 4 people have died climbing Ayers Rock." "people of all ages attempt the climb from young children up to the oldest recorded climber, a 90 year old man." Why did you climb it? "Why? I can't really say. When you come in along the road after that first, or rather the last stretch of road, you know, I felt, is it worth it? But when you get there; it's worth it. It's really worth it." "Just to have a look around." "It's something to do I guess. I wanted to come up and have a look at it. I've never really seen a desert before so I figured that was a good place to have a look at one from." Wonderful to see families enjoying the climb without any guilt. Why climb...because it's there!
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.