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Re: Uluru closed to climbers - Permanently
« Reply #50 on: November 02, 2017, 08:32:37 AM »
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Re: Uluru closed to climbers - Permanently
« Reply #51 on: November 02, 2017, 09:54:27 AM »
Quote from: Bird on November 02, 2017, 08:29:05 AM
Wondering if its the old come in suckers ploy...

Numbers are down... tell everyone we are closing it...  everyone turns up and spends money...
if numbers are down, it's likely because so many people that want to go there and climb the rock, turn up and find it's closed yet again. I am looking at taking the kids there to climb it next year before it closes, but it's a long way to go to find out closed for climbing,  just like last time we were there.
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Re: Uluru closed to climbers - Permanently
« Reply #52 on: November 02, 2017, 10:15:35 AM »
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if numbers are down, it's likely because so many people that want to go there and climb the rock, turn up and find it's closed yet again. I am looking at taking the kids there to climb it next year before it closes, but it's a long way to go to find out closed for climbing,  just like last time we were there.
Much discussion at club meeting last night with the majority agreeing with you - no point going when you know chances are its closed due to a rare moth having being seen 1200klms from the site for the first time in 10,000,000,000 years

no idea why numbers are down ->>> "national park management also revealed the climb was closed 77.3 per cent of the time due to dangerous weather or cultural reasons. "
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Re: Uluru closed to climbers - Permanently
« Reply #53 on: November 02, 2017, 12:00:47 PM »
Quote from: Bird on November 02, 2017, 10:15:35 AM
Much discussion at club meeting last night with the majority agreeing with you - no point going when you know chances are its closed due to a rare moth having being seen 1200klms from the site for the first time in 10,000,000,000 years

no idea why numbers are down ->>> "national park management also revealed the climb was closed 77.3 per cent of the time due to dangerous weather or cultural reasons. "

So staying at the rock for 10 days should give you the opportunity to climb.


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Re: Uluru closed to climbers - Permanently
« Reply #54 on: November 04, 2017, 07:46:31 PM »
We just returned from the rock and every day it was closed for a different reason. Heat,wind and same again.  Drove out the day we were leaving with perfect conditions and yep!! It was closed. Funny they say numbers are down as a guy we spoke to said this has been one of their busiest years on record.
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Re: Uluru closed to climbers - Permanently
« Reply #55 on: November 04, 2017, 08:32:05 PM »
Quote from: Hodgies on November 04, 2017, 07:46:31 PM
We just returned from the rock and every day it was closed for a different reason. Heat,wind and same again.  Drove out the day we were leaving with perfect conditions and yep!! It was closed. Funny they say numbers are down as a guy we spoke to said this has been one of their busiest years on record.
out of curiosity, how many days were you were that it was closed?
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Re: Uluru closed to climbers - Permanently
« Reply #56 on: November 04, 2017, 08:38:37 PM »
Its a rock

There are lots of rocks around Australia.

Never been there, have no intention of ever going there, nuffink much to see

And its been photographed from every possible angle, so no need to see it.

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Re: Uluru closed to climbers - Permanently
« Reply #57 on: November 05, 2017, 07:25:51 AM »
Quote from: stabicraft on November 04, 2017, 08:38:37 PM
And its been photographed from every possible angle, so no need to see it.

may as well sell your camper then, and just google search all your holiday memories  >:D  ;D
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Re: Uluru closed to climbers - Permanently
« Reply #58 on: November 05, 2017, 08:00:34 AM »
Quote from: stabicraft on November 04, 2017, 08:38:37 PM
Its a rock

There are lots of rocks around Australia.

Never been there, have no intention of ever going there, nuffink much to see

And its been photographed from every possible angle, so no need to see it.

Well that says it all eh?
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Re: Uluru closed to climbers - Permanently
« Reply #59 on: November 05, 2017, 08:17:44 AM »
Quote from: Spada on November 05, 2017, 07:25:51 AM
may as well sell your camper then, and just google search all your holiday memories  >:D  ;D
That will be a HUGE saving on time ,fuel , effort & increase  :cheers:time to a tolerable level       or not      ???        :cheers:         
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Re: Uluru closed to climbers - Permanently
« Reply #60 on: November 05, 2017, 09:12:34 AM »
Quote from: Bird on November 02, 2017, 08:29:05 AM
Wondering if its the old come in suckers ploy...

Numbers are down... tell everyone we are closing it...  everyone turns up and spends money...

 ??? ??? ???

What????? Are you seriously thinking that it all has something to do with money???
Shirley you can't be serious??? ;D ;D ;D

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Re: Uluru closed to climbers - Permanently
« Reply #61 on: November 05, 2017, 12:12:13 PM »
Quote from: stabicraft on November 04, 2017, 08:38:37 PM
Its a rock

There are lots of rocks around Australia.

Never been there, have no intention of ever going there, nuffink much to see

And its been photographed from every possible angle, so no need to see it.
May as well sell up all my camping gear and stay home, damn those photographers.

Cheers Glen

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Re: Uluru closed to climbers - Permanently
« Reply #62 on: November 05, 2017, 01:15:09 PM »
Quote from: briann532 on November 05, 2017, 09:12:34 AM
??? ??? ???

What????? Are you seriously thinking that it all has something to do with money???
Shirley you can't be serious??? ;D ;D ;D

Well its closure will either be a capitalist’s or government conspiracy  ;D ;D ;D ;D

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Re: Uluru closed to climbers - Permanently
« Reply #63 on: November 05, 2017, 02:02:25 PM »
 

  Well we travelled there earlier this year.... didn't climb but 1 of our travelling companions did... and would go back just to see it again.... was magnificant ..... Cheers Tracker.

                                     
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Re: Uluru closed to climbers - Permanently
« Reply #64 on: November 05, 2017, 02:04:30 PM »
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Re: Uluru closed to climbers - Permanently
« Reply #65 on: November 07, 2017, 08:15:44 PM »
Hi Rumpig, we were there for 4 days. Flew over it and rode around it so still very happy
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Re: Uluru closed to climbers - Permanently
« Reply #66 on: November 07, 2017, 09:06:25 PM »
Quote from: Hodgies on November 07, 2017, 08:15:44 PM
Hi Rumpig, we were there for 4 days. Flew over it and rode around it so still very happy
geez you'd think out of 4 days it'd be open atleast once...this is what worries me about doing a revisit to climb before it closes, long way to go and find the same thing ::) ::)
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Re: Uluru closed to climbers - Permanently
« Reply #67 on: November 07, 2017, 09:19:59 PM »
Quote from: Rumpig on November 07, 2017, 09:06:25 PM
geez you'd think out of 4 days it'd be open atleast once...this is what worries me about doing a revisit to climb before it closes, long way to go and find the same thing ::) ::)

Yep I hear ya! 3 days for me and I had to be content to just walk the 11Km's around the rim. Its a bloody long way. The resort is a little over priced, but I thought the camp fee's were reasonable. Mind you, that was back in 2013, so I guess inflation has taken its toll since.
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Re: Uluru closed to climbers - Permanently
« Reply #68 on: November 07, 2017, 09:54:10 PM »
Quote from: Rumpig on November 07, 2017, 09:06:25 PM
geez you'd think out of 4 days it'd be open atleast once...this is what worries me about doing a revisit to climb before it closes, long way to go and find the same thing ::) ::)

Bit hard to stay indefinitely waiting for it to be open one day
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