'Climb-It Change' (Climate Change) affects Australia's Uluru
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325405)
Rockingham, Australia
October 27, 2019 7:20am CST
The title is a joke but it's true that people can no longer climb Uluru.
MyLotter youless (@youless) has just written ( mylot.com/post/3315711/you-cant-climb-uluru-any-more) saying that it is now forbidden to climb Australia’s landmark Uluru, previously known as Ayres Rock. It is Australia's second largest monolith and it is sacred to the indigenous people who live in the area. They have been campaigning for a long time to stop people climbing the rock.
We visited Uluru a couple of years ago and I wrote several posts about it. One of these was mylot.com/post/2996112/the-magic-of-uluru. The video on this post first appeared there.
Over the past month or two, dozens of tourists have queued to make the climb. The rangers are now hoping they’ll be able to turn their attention to other duties. The climb was quite challenging and there have been a number of deaths among climbers, mostly from heart attacks.
One wag has quipped that the closure of the climb is due to ‘climb-it change’.
The photo is one we took while we were there.
I created this video with the YouTube Slideshow Creator (http://www.youtube.com/upload)
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@JudyEv (325405)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Oct 19
I'd given up on making the link work when poof, suddenly it did!! 
@LadyDuck (457439)
• Switzerland
27 Oct 19
I remember that you wrote about Uluru in the past and I think that it is time to respect this place. Tourists cannot climb the Matterhorn right now, the glacier is melting (just because there is not climate change) and it is extremely dangerous.
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@JudyEv (325405)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Oct 19
@LadyDuck I think that might be so here in some cases. There is a beach where 4 wheel drives sometimes get bogged. They have to pay if they want their vehicle saved. And I think in some other cases people have to pay. It is only fair as some are very selfish in their pursuits and put others in danger.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
27 Oct 19
i'm glad the native peoples finally won that battle, hon. these places that've been sacred to 'em fer generations 've been desecrated more'n 'nough o'er the years. the same's happened here'n the u.s.
most interestin' that most folks perished from heart 'ttacks whilst climbin' this beauty. perhaps a way fer the spirits which reside there to 'xact a bit 'f revenge?
nice play'n words :) i jest 'dore this pic. speaks volumes!
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
28 Oct 19
@JudyEv yes ma'am, plenty 'f others to get their 'rush' from without destroyin' sacred lands. so glad y'ave both the patience fer such, hon. well worth 't! the hubs here would'a been whinin'...which's why i ne'er took him with when i'd pic snappin' 's my agenda back'n the day.
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@JudyEv (325405)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Oct 19
@crazyhorseladycx I used to make sure I had a book or some crochet but now with the horse events I'm taking photos too - as you know. I must say I'm enjoying it and Vince says I'm good enough that he won't need to sack me so that's nice.
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@DocAndersen (54413)
• United States
27 Oct 19
Climb-it change is real! It impacts many areas that have unique rocks for climbing!
But, sad that it is closed. I was at the location, but I did not try to climb!
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@JudyEv (325405)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Oct 19
@DocAndersen When we were driving to it, we thought the previous mesa-type formation was Uluru but we were still some distance from it.
@DocAndersen (54413)
• United States
28 Oct 19
@JudyEv i was literally speechless. Needless to say my co-workers suggested we hold future meetings there. funny people they are...
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@JudyEv (325405)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Oct 19
Well, no one will be climbing it now. They've removed the pegs and chains as well.
@snowy22315 (169653)
• United States
27 Oct 19
It is better if people don't climb it.
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@snowy22315 (169653)
• United States
28 Oct 19
@JudyEv Not sure why people are obsessed with climbing things. It,s expensive and dangerous.
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@Torunn (8609)
• Norway
27 Oct 19
That's a great picture!
A UK friend of mine went there some years ago. She chose not to climb although she wouldn't have had any problems with it, but she said quite a few people who climbed it shouldn't have. They weren't fit enough to climb in the heat, but just had to try.
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@JudyEv (325405)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Oct 19
It seems to me with travel being easier, etc, there are just too many people visiting these places and continual exposure starts to have an effect. For a while, everyone thought the increased tourism was good but now it's coming back to bite them.
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@ptrikha_2 (45422)
• India
27 Oct 19
Frankly if a place holds special cultural or religious significance for people of a place, then putting restrictions is a good idea. I believe that there would be many more places in Australia waiting to be explored by Trekkers and explorers?
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@JudyEv (325405)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Oct 19
Yes, there are dozens and dozens of places they can visit and climb if they want to.
@moffittjc (118368)
• Gainesville, Florida
27 Oct 19
One of my employees (a lifeguard) just recently returned from spending a month in Australia. She even visited Uluru, and said how much she loved it, and how special and majestic it was. She brought back some amazing photos. I would love to visit Uluru and many other beautiful places in Australia. Maybe someday.
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@JudyEv (325405)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Oct 19
It's clever, isn't it? Unfortunately it's not my idea - but I don't mind pinching it.
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
27 Oct 19
I guess I will never really experience "Ayers Rock" now. It's a hassle to get to Alice Springs and then to the park anyway without a vehicle.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
27 Oct 19
Not a good news for mountain climbers.
But I have observed many high altitude mountains in different countries are now not permitted to climb, just like some of the mountains here in my country.
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