The Rocks
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| Area | 20 |
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| Postal code | 2000 |
| Weather | 23°C, Wind E at 18 km/h, 82% Humidity |
| Local time | Tuesday 21:31 |
| Parish | Parish of St Philip |
| Locations | Sydney CBD |
| University | William Blue College of Hospitality Management |
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| ID | 2047478 |
About The Rocks
The Rocks is a neighbourhood of historic laneways in the shadow of Sydney Harbour Bridge. Locals and tourists mingle at the open-air Rocks Markets, purchasing street food and handmade fashions. The area has some of Sydney's oldest pubs and many of the upscale restaurants have harbour views. The Museum of Contemporary Art offers local and international exhibits. Buskers perform along the busy harbourfront promenade.
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... He had been a diplomat but by the time his third novel, Scotch on The Rocks, was turned into a BBC drama in 1973, he was working for the Conservatives and on the cusp of entering parliament...
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... However, one of The Rocks appears to have been nudged to the side to allow small vehicles through...
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... We made it, our team, from The Rocks of Cuba to the beach of Florida, in squeaky-clean, ethical fashion...
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... " Many of the miners who made the tunnels in The Rocks of Gibraltar came from the Aberystwyth area - most of the miners who first went out to work in places like Colorado or Pennsylvania came from here...
Old Man of Hoy: Climbing 'tat' to be removed from Orkney sea stack
... " This will benefit birds which live and nest on The Rocks by removing items and material left by humans, which could cause entanglement or issues when they break down, " a spokesperson said...
Wasdale mountain rescuer Penny Kirby celebrates 40 years' service
... " If it wasn t for The Rocks, water and sunshine we would not be here, everything depends on those elements...
Man becomes first amputee to swim North Channel
... " I was actually concerned because I finished in the dark against the cliffs and the sea was bashing around on The Rocks, so I was more focused on self-preservation than thinking about what I had achieved...
Chandrayaan-3: India releases first video of lunar rover Pragyaan's Moonwalk
... Pragyaan - which moves at a speed of 1cm per second - is now roaming around The Rocks and craters, gathering crucial data and images to be sent back to Earth for analysis...
Old Man of Hoy: Climbing 'tat' to be removed from Orkney sea stack
Decades of rusted bolts, old safety ropes and rotting pegs left by climbers are to be removed from Orkney's Old Man of Hoy.
Mountaineering Scotland has said it wants to remove the rubbish and install newer, safer equipment.
The mountaineering organisation is conducting a consultation for climbers to share their thoughts on the improvements.
The Work will also provide protection for seabirds breeding in the area.
A post on the Mountaineering Scotland website describes The Sea stack off Orkney as a " classic climb".
But it adds that it is a " mess of old, rotting gear that has been Left Behind at each belay and accumulated over decades of use".
It continues: " Many of the fixed belays are made up of rotten tat tied to rotten tat, tied off to rotten bolts.
" An ascent of the Old Man of Hoy should be a Classic Adventure , a pilgrimage for UK trad climbers, not a game of abseil roulette following success on The Summit . "
As well as safety concerns, Mountaineering Scotland says it goes against the ethic of " leaving no trace".
It wants to remove and dispose of rotting climbing rubbish and make abseil stations safer.
Danger to birdsRSPB Scotland, which owns The Site , said it supported The Proposal to clean up The Sea stack by removing ropes and other material.
" This will benefit birds which live and nest on The Rocks by removing items and material left by humans, which could cause entanglement or issues when they break down, " a spokesperson said.
" It should also encourage future climbers to use more predictable routes which would reduce disturbance to The Birds , as well as Making It safer for climbers. "
The 137m (450ft) sea stack is one of the tallest in the UK and has been popular with climbers since it was first ascended by Sir Chris Bonington , Tom Patey and Rusty Bailie in 1966.
Davie Black, access and conservation officer for Mountaineering Scotland, said: " While We Are supportive of this proposal to clean up decades of tat on the Old Man of Hoy, we know that this and the use of bolts to aid abseil descent is an emotive topic in the climbing community.
" This is why We Are consulting them on this high-profile project, and look forward to hearing the views of those climbers with an interest in this nationally important sea stack. "
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
