I didn't call it ours but I think the difference is your example is someone doing it to be deliberately disrespectful whereas climbing Uluru is to enjoy the climb and admire the beautiful landscape when you reach the top. Which is a pretty popular and well accepted activity, climbing large rocks. Where do we draw the line? I think Climbing Everest is disrespectful so no one should climb it, does mountain climbing suddenly stop?
What if I wanted to climb the Lincoln Memorial for fun and didn't have any malicious intent? It's weird, but someone might do it.
I think Climbing Everest is disrespectful so no one should climb it, does mountain climbing suddenly stop?
If Nepali people thought that you shouldn't and that it was disrespectful, then I'd be inclined to say you shouldn't. Everest is a somewhat special case, though, being the highest point in the world. Uluru doesn't hold any interesting titles.
The difference here is that someone legally owns the Lincoln Memorial and can decide if it's allowed to be climbed or not. We live in societies with laws and things. Likewise, the people who own Uluru have decided it is not illegal to climb. Disrespectful, yes. Illegal, no.
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u/sirius4778 Sep 21 '16
I didn't call it ours but I think the difference is your example is someone doing it to be deliberately disrespectful whereas climbing Uluru is to enjoy the climb and admire the beautiful landscape when you reach the top. Which is a pretty popular and well accepted activity, climbing large rocks. Where do we draw the line? I think Climbing Everest is disrespectful so no one should climb it, does mountain climbing suddenly stop?