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Rhiannon

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climbing of sacred hills

Jul 09, 2013, 13:07

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/09/people-still-climbing-uluru-closure

I thought this was rather interesting. I'm not being holier than thou (and it's unlikely I'll be in Australia any time soon) but since the people who consider the rock sacred (the Anangu) have asked politely that no-one climb it, it wouldn't occur to me to be such a git as to do so, and I've subscribed to that thought for many years.

I figured there are parallels you can draw with places in this country, a much smaller greener hill near Avebury. Though there's differences in ownership. and official ideas about what you're protecting when you ask people not to climb. But it does come down to respect for a certain set of people's wishes in both cases.

Anyway all interesting thought provoking stuff.

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