Ayers Rock, Northern Territory
And so we climbed Ayers Rock / Uluru - it was my second time and most definitely my last. There is a lot of talk about closing the climb. Uluru belongs to the Aboriginal people and, in fact they ask you not to climb - one reason being, it is very difficult and people have died, mainly heart attack and chasing their hat. I've been told that there is at least one rescue per week. Either a helicopter has to land on the top or rangers have to carry the person down on...