'I actually kissed it': Why these Australians flocked to climb Uluru
"I've got five kids, and nine family members here — it's our first family holiday in a long time," he said.
"Last year we had Christmas and didn't know what to buy the kids — it's all just material stuff — and thought: next year, we're going to have an experience.He said he believed the climb was a quintessentially Australian experience.Melissa Cuthbert, who travelled to Uluru with her daughter, said she made the trek to"check out the culture and check out the rock" before the climb closed.
"We were actually talking to people on the drive here, meeting people along the way saying they didn't want to climb," she said. "I get their point of view … As long as we respect the area around here, do the right thing, and not leave too much of a footprint it should be OK." Victor Prados-Valerio, who travelled from Sydney, said he believed it was possible make the climb while respecting the wishes of traditional owners."I understand why it's closing, and totally respect that, actually. But I thought: look, it's still open. Do it. Done."
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