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That's an amazing story. This insect was pretty lucky to live on the coolest rock climbing crag I have ever seen...which requires a special permit to climb [1]
by tpatke 15y ago
That's an amazing story. This insect was pretty lucky to live on the coolest rock climbing crag I have ever seen...which requires a special permit to climb [1]. I think I would have quite happily joined that "research" team.
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balls_Pyramid http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balls_Pyramid
- arethuza 15y agoI'd rather have a house on a craggy island: http://www.flickr.com/photos/icesebra/3675752635/in/set-72157600229451873/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/icesebra/3675752635/in/set-7215... [Apparently the house belongs to Bjork].
- the_tubes 15y agogod that would suck to go to the grocery from. How does she even get power?
- nl 15y agoThe first attempt to climb it was by Dick Smith (who is somewhat famous in Australia - initally for starting our version of Radio Shack) (There had been an earlier attempt in 1964 by another Sydney team, which included adventurer Dick Smith and other members of the Scouting movement. They were forced to turn back on their fifth day, running short of food and water. In 1979, Smith returned to the pyramid, together with climbers John Worrall and Hugh Ward. They successfully reached the summit and unfurled a flag of New South Wales provided to them by Premier Neville Wran, declaring the island Australian territory (a formality which it seems had not previously been done).)
- morsch 15y agoThe photo on Wikipedia is pretty low res, as are most other images I could find. This one is the best one I could find: http://www.fotopedia.com/items/caha118trhdlg-M-cFKeb7a90 http://www.fotopedia.com/items/caha118trhdlg-M-cFKeb7a90 These two are also good: http://www.gore-ljudje.net/informacije/60348/ http://www.gore-ljudje.net/informacije/60348/ Looks literally out of this world.