Day 19 - AM - Climbing the Rock

Written by Chalky (as Joaney was in bed!!) After hastily arranging to climb the Rock with Mark as we were departing the Sounds of Silence dinner, we embarked on yet another early start to meet at 6am. I didn’t really appreciate what a challenge the climb is until we actually started it when Mark pointed out that íf you slip, you’re gone’ However, not deterred by the threat of certain death, we carried on regardless. I don’t know if the hardest part is making it up the steep incline or making your way round all the Japanese that are climbing in inappropriate shoes and weighed down by expensive cameras (this caused the death of one such tourist who tried to retrieve a dropped camera and was blown off the Rock, I kid you not, not whilst we were there though!!)
What can you say about the climb, it is an amazing experience, which whilst experienced climbers might scoff at it, to us it was something to be proud of and a view we’ll never forget. It just makes you feel so alive and happy to be Australian!!!!

Our thanks go to Mark for taking us there and accompanying us on the climb and for his mum Margaret for inspiring Bek to do the climb in spite of the Aborigines wishes. (obviously I’m not that bothered what other people think!!)