Day 8 - Blogabond

Peter and I were up before dawn, hoping to catch sight of the Sunrise over Uluru before making "the climb." However, like the previous evening, the clouds prevented us from seeing anything spectacular.

We then drove on to the rock and made the ascent. It only took me about 1hr15min, but was quite a bit more difficult than I expected. A chain link helped hikers up and down the most difficult part. However, the climb was rewarded with magnificent views of the Olgas, Kings Canyon, the McDonnells and Mr. Conner -- almost 90 km away. I stood in line to sign the book at the top with a Japanese girl traveling alone, who spoke no English, Martin, a rock-n-roll teacher from Ontario, and someone from Michigan. Coming down was neither fun nor easy, but I made it.

written by

shoshtrvls on April 9, 1990 from Uluru (Ayers Rock), Australia

from the travel blog: Australia (1990)

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