After sunrise we did the 9.8km base walk which takes you around the permiter of Uluru. It wasn't challenging like Kata Tjuta or as nice scenery but did hold your interest as you walked round looking up at this massive rock and all its different texture ranging from smooth to rough with caves and weird alien skull shapes over it.
As we were walking round Uluru we noticed something moving and realised that people had climbed to the top and were walking around. Once we completed the walk we decided that we would try and climb it.Athough we were slightly confused by the sign telling you that you are not allowed to climb and the metal chain going up the rock assisting people in climbing up the rock. Unfortunately Colin was unable to make it up to the chain to climb as his trainers wouldn't grip him. Lucky for me I was wearing my reebok classics and was able to run up to the top after stopping at least 5 times each time thinking to myself 'how much further to go?'After just over an hour I reached the 348m climb to the top and was able to walk around the top and appreciate the magnificent view of the desert surroundings and far away view of Kata Tjuta. Here are some of the pics taken from the top:
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Kata Tjuta also known as The Olgas is 50km west of Uluru, it's a massive pile of 36 weathered rock domes estimated to be around 500 million years old. We enjoyed the 8km Valley of Winds walk around the Olgas which allowed you to walk around the permimeter of a few of the larger rock domes and marvel at their magnificence.The walk itself was challenging, but was worth it with the scenery it provided along the way.Parts of the walk involved steep climbs up broken rock and took you between two domes where any noise would echo and provided an amazing contrast of views between the sandstone red of the domes and the green plants and trees when you looked out to the rest of the desert. Here are pics from the valle of winds walk:
The walk was supposed to take 3 hours but we managed to complete it within 2, taking a well deserved rest as we waited for the sun to set. As the sun starts to go down the colour of Kata tjuta changes it was hard to notice the difference at first but we were advised to start taking pics every minute and you can notice a gradual change in the colour when you browsed through the pictures. Take a look for yourselves with the pics below:
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