Climbing Uluru. The Aborigines don't want us tourists to climb it because a) they consider it a sacred site, and b) if we fall and die on their sacred site, they are forced to go through an intensive year-long mourning ritual.



The next morning, we got up before sunrise to climb Uluru. Here's where it starts. It's much steeper than it looks from a distance.
(photo by Alies)



It's a long way down.
(photo by Stu)



At the top. A pain in the ass climb, but worth it (barely).
(photo by Stu)



Another shot of Uluru.
(photo by Stu)



A cool photo of Aboriginal children playing in the outback.
(photo from a postcard)



A thorny devil.
(photo from a postcard)


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