the south face

Uluru

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April 10th 2007
Uluru gets an entry unto itself. There is nothing that can prepare you for this encounter or this climb. The natives encourage you not to climb the rock for several reasons. 1, because of how underestimatable the climb is. 2, because of the significance the climb has to their culture and 3, because 35 people have already died from climbing the rock. This number doesn't include people who died wit ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Uluru

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more