People Should Be Allowed To Climb Uluru

by Anonymous
(N.S.W)

Those in favour of climbing Uluru, will have the opportunity to examine the nartural and cultural beauty of this great sandstone monolithe. Uluru is now very popular and one of the top sites to see, bringing many tourists to advance it. With many tourists exploring these wonderful places, other people around the world will understand many unique and distinctive cultures. Also, thousands of tourists coming to Uluru will be benefical for the government and there will be better facilities in that area.

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Too True
by: Anonymous

It should be a choice. The rock was declared world heritage staus based on its geology. Then seven years later culture was added.
Climbing Uluru
by: Anonymous

It is a shame that people can't climb Uluru because it is one of the best land marks in Australia.
Uluru
by: Anonymous

I think that we should be able to climb Uluru because it is one of the best known landmarks in Australia.
Uluru is significant for all Australians
by: Anonymous

Uluru is a significant cultural landmark not just for the local Anangu tribe but for all Australians that cherish the length and breadth of this big brown land. While I am happy to acknowledge that Aboriginal culture inhabited this country first, they emigrated all those years ago from another location on this earth, the middle-east. I happily accept that Uluru is a sacred location to the Anangu, Uluru was around long before their arrival. Keep in mind that the first Anangu elder to take control of Uluru, Paddy Uluru, in 1973 said, "If tourists are stupid enough to climb the Rock, they’re welcome to it" and, "The physical act of climbing was of no cultural interest". If the original Anangu owner of Uluru had no issues with people climbing, why is it any different today? The climb should remain, it should be celebrated and maintained and government should honour Section 17 of the original lease agreement. Besides, keeping the climb open will continue the economic inflow for the Anangu tribe.
seriously
by: Anonymous

Anyone who says that it should be a choice or we should climb Uluru is just STUPID!!
No
by: Meaw

Uluru is one of the great things about Australia, people should be allowed to explore it.
Please keep the climb.
by: John

I have just returned with my family and climbed the rock. It has meaning for me as I climbed it with my now deceased parents 37 years ago. While at Ayres Rock we did everything - bike rides, camel rides, dinner under the stars, the cultural center etc. There were hundreds at any one time climbing the rock. For me, my wife and my children, the climb was the highlight. It was hard and challenging and an accomplishment.

It is a natural formation. It is wonderful that the aboriginals see spiritual significance in the rock, but it is not a church that was man made and is privately owned. People can climb to the top of St Peters cathedral if they want. We must be able to move forward with reconciliation and share and respect each other. We must keep the climb, but do more to respect the indigenous population. We also require a fee to climb to make sure there is the ability to fine those who litter.

Please keep the climb for future generations.

Please email the tourism ministers both federally and in the NT.
DON'T CLIMB
by: Anonymous Mouse

Just don't! It's so disrespectful and you can still walk around the rock or go on a Segway tour.
Yeeyee
by: Anonymous

I don't think we should climb it. Imagine some stranger climbing your grandma's house and leaving human waste where she would tell you stories and you would have a jolly old time. It ain't fun.
We should climb
by: Anonymous

I live in Alice Springs and people here will claim something is cultural and sacred if they shit it out in the toilet. I don't mean to be disrespectful or so blunt but that's the reality of indigenous culture - it's a beautiful culture but it's super inconsistent and they contradict themselves all the time. If something is sacred than it should have been established as a sacred sight since its origins, however we can basically access that because of the tourism aspect and the light that has been placed on the rock along with its rarity, that some people have now decided to tell everyone that Uluru is a sacred place. Don't close the rock, it isn't sacred. Not everything is sacred.
We should be allowed to climb.
by: Wally

This monolith predates indigenous settlement of Australia, it predates humanity, predates the mammals and it even predates the dinosaurs. I think we should all be allowed to climb Uluru.

The ban shows how exclusive indigenous culture really is. Next thing they be telling us that we can't take pictures of Uluru.
Uluru climb is fantastic
by: Anonymous

Uluru belongs to all Australians and we all should be able to climb it. I did in June 2019. A stunning jewel of a place with a spectacular not to be missed view from the top.
"Just don't climb it" comments below are pretty arrogant.
Uluru was here long before Aboriginal people first migrated to Australia. Uluru for ALL Australians!
People should be allowed to climb Ayers Rock
by: Marion

I climbed Ayers Rock back in the nineties and it was a rewarding experience that I will never forget. Ayers Rock was in situ BEFORE the arrival of any ethnic group and as such it should not belong to anyone but have national park status. It might well have cultural value to one group but it also has geological and general interest value to another. I can't help feeling that apologists and activists have leaned on the powers-that-be to ban climbing because one particular group says that it has cultural value, while ignoring the value that it has for people who are interested in the academic sense. People should be allowed to climb the Rock. It is sad indeed that this chance will be denied to people in future.
Respect
by: Peter

Show some respect for the wishes of the indigenous and don’t climb it.
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by: Dimsie Maitland

I think we should be allowed to climb Uluru. Of course people should be fined if they leave their rubbish behind.
All Aussies should be allowed to climb
by: Storm Ayers rock, they can't stop us all

All Aussies deserve the right to climb the rock, every Australian has a historical link to this area and should be able to experience what their country has to offer.
Respect
by: Anonymous

I don't understand why people are unable to comprehend why it is disrespectful to climb Uluru. Sure, us white Australians are interested in Uluru, but it does not even begin to compare to the cultural significance it has to the Aboriginal people. Keep in mind that our ancestors stole their land, stole an entire generation and killed thousands upon thousands of their people. Additionally, Aboriginals were only given rights to vote in the 1960s; why were they not able to have a say in the future of their own country?

Just because you cannot climb Uluru, does not mean you can not appreciate it and see it in person. Many white people complain about the benefits Indigenous Australians are granted yet do not recognise the racism which continues. The least you could do is not climb their traditional landmark - how would you like it if someone climbed your church with no respect?
Only if ...
by: Anonymous

Only if you white British convicts treated Aboriginal people as humans, Uluru would have been for everyone to climb.
Ignorance
by: Anonymous

The ignorance of people annoys me about the rock, the genuine Aboriginal people have specifically said they don’t care and yet somebody has made it a "you shouldn’t do it". As long as they are respectful of the areas which do hold significance, why don’t they just leave it open? We are going to lose a lot of revenue in the outback due to this closure. I personally will not bother going back, the thrill of climbing it with my kids is no longer available.
Should be available to all
by: Brett

I agree with those who say it pre-dates people, and so cannot belong to any one group of people.

It is geology and not a constructed building.

My sons climbed it a few years ago, just as they have climbed other mountains around the world. Uluru is no different to these.

My wife and I walked around the bottom, but even that was spoiled to some extent as we were told we could not take photographs of some parts of the base of the rock for so called spiritual reasons.
No, just no
by: Rap Attack

You white people are so disrespectful. Just stop with your dominance of all things and black/brown folks. Just respect our land.
Yes, yes yes!
by: Anonymous

People should be allowed to climb it, just like other sacred sites are accessible!
Only recently disrespectful
by: Anonymous

This concept of it being disrespectful to climb the rock is a recent construct. It would be enjoyed by everyone if people did support the idea that it is a taboo thing to do. Such a shame because it really was a great thing for millions of people to do. Now a select few have been conditioned to take satisfaction in it being forbidden. Such a pointless shame.
no
by: Anonymous

We shouldn't climb Uluru because it's a sacred place to the Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islanders and it's also an amazing place. Yes, you might want to climb Uluru but you erode the rocks and you could die by falling off it or dehydration. So in other words DON'T CLIMB ULURU!!!
Come on!
by: Anonymous

Anyone who says that Uluru should not be climbed because of ‘spiritual reasons’ is just dumb! Uluru should be open to the public and free to climb due to it being one of Australia’s most iconic places. It should be enjoyed be everyone. It’s not just the aboriginal's rock. It’s everyone’s rock!
To climb or not to climb NEW
by: Anonymous

Climbing Uluru gives you a great understanding of its sacredness and how the land looked like before the whites invaded though on the other hand 25 people have died trying to climb it and erosion is a big problem with over 25000 people visiting it a year! The choice is yours which side are you on
Supporter of the Uluru Nation NEW
by: Michelle Marino

1. The Uluru Nation are the guardians and a sovereign nation.
2. The Uluru mountain is sacred to the Uluru nation.
3. The Uluru nation as a collective represent the voices of the past, present & future.
4. Racist invaders & immigrants have no rights to Uluru
5. The best tourists and visitors are going to get is a look. Be grateful!
6. I am an indigenous person from Aotearoa / NZ
7. The Uluru statement, many Australians supported.

umm NEW
by: Anonymous

but wouldn't people climbing Uluru start destroy it and the environment-?
we should be allowed to climb uluru NEW
by: gabriel

We should be able to climb Uluru, i have heard people compare this to a church or a graveyard but its just a rock, to aboriginal people it may be sacred but what isn't sacred to the aboriginal people, you hear them say that the land is sacred but we still buy it and sell it. Why should we ruin this amazing site by not allowing tourists and Australians (who have just as much of a connection to the land as aboriginals as they are born on it) to climb this curious landform
We should just maybe change the circumstances NEW
by: Anonymous

I think we should be able to climb it because it gives people an amazing experience, but as much as I think we should climb it we don need to show more respect towards it, such as not littering or vandalizing this sacred place
DONT CLIMB IT NEW
by: Anonymous

Everyone should not be able to climb Uluru because it is significant to the Indigenous Australians, and is incredibly special to them. White settlement came and the white people took Uluru as their own and named it Ayers Rock. This is a sacred place, therefore we should not be able to climb it.
would you have a pic-nic in a cemetary NEW
by: Anonymous

How would you feel if a bunch of tourist went into a graveyard, had a picnic and took selfies with your grandmas grave?

exactly. Double standards. just because its not your religion doesnt mean uluru doestn have culutural significance
Anangu are stupid NEW
by: Anonymous

They shouldn’t own uluru it is the governments not theirs and we should climb it. Who cares about their dumb traditional crap
YALL ARE STUPID
by: Anonymous

To anyone who climbs the rock without doing research, do it. IF YOU DO KNOW THE IMPORTANCE AND YET CLIMB IT SCREW YOU. You are being so disrespectful. What smart person goes "oh! a rock that is believed to be created by ancestral being during the dreaming. A resting place for the ancestors. That's so cool. You know what I wanna do FUCKING CLIMB IT." Climbing Uluru is like me coming to your place and stepping on your dead grandma or anyone dead you love. JUST STOP. GET YOUR FUCKING BRAINS CHECKED. Respectfully.
I climbed it in 2000 NEW
by: Anonymous

I am so glad I did now that it is permanently banned. Unforgettable experience and a highlight of my visit to australia.
GAY NEW
by: Anonymous

GAY BUDODODODOOD
Uluru shouldn’t be climbed NEW
by: Anonymous

To those of you that think it should be climbed you all are dumbasses. It holds value not just to the aboriginal people but to us all.
i like men NEW
by: kyle

yes ha ha i like men
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yessir NEW
by: Anonymous

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aleks is maddafakka NEW
by: Anonymous

hello its not okay to climb uluru....... maddafakkas
aleks is maddafakka NEW
by: olav skoland

Hello i think we cant climb it on mondays from 12:54 to 16:44 bc over 6 mill people want it, yo aborigional ppl it must be allowed to climb the rock.. yesssisssisisisir
rff NEW
by: Anonymous

uihahiuhui
What we should do NEW
by: Anonymous

On the Uluru website, it says "You wouldn't climb a church" which is a stupid thing to say as Uluru and a church are completely different things. They say that the footprints ruin the rock therefore their footprints ruin our cities and they shouldn't be allowed in them.
Deez nutz NEW
by: Anonymous

Deez nuts in ur mouth
pls NEW
by: Blicky

the one piece is located there
skibidi NEW
by: Anonymous

Skibidi toilet was buried there million of years ago hehehaha
idc NEW
by: Anonymous

I honestly don't care who climbs it. Its justa rock
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by: me

hi people on the website im famus now
Disdain for the masses NEW
by: Anonymous

Special interest groups strive to keep nature's beauty for themselves.
penis NEW
by: Anonymous

I like females

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testicle NEW
by: Anonymous

I like females
Fortnite emotes on Uluru NEW
by: Anonymous

I wish people were aloud to climb Uluru just so that they can do Fortnite emotes on the top of the rock because they are so high up that it would be a skibiti victory royale.

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Ohio NEW
by: Anonymous

Skkibidi rizzlers
disrespectful NEW
by: Anthony Albonese

You people are extremely self absorbed and you should care about this amazing atraction. I am dissapointed and ashamed of you all.
disrespectful NEW
by: Anthony Albonese

You people are extremely self absorbed and you should care about this amazing atraction. I am dissapointed and ashamed of you all.

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