Friday the 15th of July 2022 – Yulara, Northern Territory

“Chicken Rock”

We’ll today was all about the Rock, we all went out to the cultural centre and then Andrew and I did the base walk around Uluru, whilst the girls went back to our campsite after their own exploration of Uluru. Andrew and I did the walk, 11.5 k’s in pretty comfortable conditions, a beautiful sunny day and around 16 degrees. There are so many facets to the Rock and unfortunately you can’t (or requested not to) take photos of certain areas as they are deemed sacred sites by the local indigenous communities. So the following photos are what I could take. It was a great walk and another task to tick off the “Bucket List”. Hope you enjoy the photos.

A water hole at the base of the rock.
Amazing contours of the Rock.
Andrew and I at Uluṟu’s mini version of “Wave Rock”
The lung of Uluru.
The Kangaroo tail!
The senior men’s cave.
The amazing tell tale signs of water cascading down the sides of the rock over thousands of years.
This was just a fantastic shot near a waterhole that displayed the brilliant colours of the rock and the vegetation.
Another ceremonial cave.
A really strong view of the water stain on the rock. The amount of water that comes of the rock during rain periods must be huge and also great to see.
Finally back to the start of our walk. When I did the climb back in 1975, this was known as Chicken Rock, because many people “chickened out” of doing the climb at this spot. As a 16 year old it looked fine but I can tell you now, if we were allowed to climb the rock, I would have second thoughts, as its bloody step. You can still see the trail of climbers on the top half of the photo. Also it had a small pole and chain fence to help you climb up but still it was difficult but as a youngster it was a challenge and the thoughts of falling or injury never entered your mind. The innocence of the young!

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  1. louise1955's avatar
    louise1955 · July 16, 2022

    You are right – the form & colours of the rock are just amazing.

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