I have been to the Rock 10 times , first was a school trip in 1969 , next was a by motorcycle in 1970 and 2 more times by motorcycle the other times by 4WD , first few times there was very few rules, we could climb it anytime you wanted and have been lucky enough to see heavy rain and lightning , flown over it by light plane and helicopter, it is a magnificent site
In 1973 you could walk or run up Uluru. I ran it (as an 18 year old) and set 2nd fastest time (according to the log at the top)...I think it's appropriate not to let people on it anymore....
Uluru is quite a rock, but radical politics has destroyed access. Urban part-Aboriginal activists declared to gullible whites and academics that it is sacred and cannot be climbed. In the early 1970s, as a Commonwealth Government Welfare Officer, I interviewed the actual songmen responsible for the several ceremony places around the base of the Rock and they said these were the sacred places, not the high part of the rock. Their concern was to have the public permanently banned from the ceremony sites. They had no interest in who went up and down the rock itself, as long as they adhered to the gradual ascent spur on which chains have been installed. In the coming months, the urban frauds will be exposed, along with the billions of dollars squandered by these criminals. Hopefully, when sanity is restored to the transcultural interface, and Aboriginal law is recognised by the nation, the current conflicts will dissipate.
