Social media trend sees hikers stripping off to pose for nude photos

[Danee]

Because what else are you going to do when you reach the top? Social media trend sees hikers stripping off to pose for nude photos at the top of Australian mountain

• Hikers are stripping off for nude and topless photos on Bluff Knoll
• Social media photos show people posing precariously close to the edge
• The peak is the third highest in West Australia and a popular hiking spot
• Hikers recently  warned not to take selfies at Wedding Cake Rock, NSW

t's West Australia's third highest peak and sometimes sees a dusting of snow - but that's not stopping hikers from stripping off for nude and topless selfies after reaching the summit.Bluff Knoll in the Stirling Ranges is proving to be a new hotspot for daring naturists, who are posting images of themselves to social media with little or no clothes on.
The summit boasts impressive 360 degree views, but that's not all walkers might be copping a view of.

Photos reveal hikers are stripping off rain or shine to pose at the top of the popular hiking spot - and often precariously close to the edge.
Albany man Ethan Banks said he posed naked for a bit of a laugh last September.
'We were just at the top and thought it would be funny to get a naked photo,' he told the . 'It was fun.'
The peak, which is just over an hour from Albany, is about 1,099 metres above sea level and takes about three-and-a-half hours to climb.
News of the daring selfies comes as tourists were warned by the New South Wales government they face the prospect of a $300 fine for taking a selfie at the infamous Wedding Cake rock.
Last year experts said the bleached precipice is likely to collapse within 10 years, and prohibited thrill-seekers from taking photographs on its sandstone ledge.
There are currently signs and a fence banning visitor access.

The rock experienced a boom in visitors last year after tourists started to upload images of their experiences on social media.
Daring tourists ignored safety warnings to do handstands, yoga poses and sit on the edge with their legs dangling over the steep 82ft drop into the sea.
Authorities feel stronger action is needed to highlight the dangers of the rock, which has been the site of a number of incidents in the past.
A student fell to his death in 2014 after a nearby sandstone cliff crumbled under him, and in November last year two men had to be winched to safety after they slipped off the rock onto a lower ledge.
'I honestly think that people don't understand that something that looks like a solid block of concrete is much closer to a block of silly putty, and it just does not have the structural strength that they think,' said Gary Dunnett of NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) regional manager told the Sydney Morning Herald
The rock's unique white appearance was a result of oxides and other contaminants in the stone bleaching it and making it more fragile.
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[David B]

I would do that. I really wanted to do it when I hiked to observation point in Zion national park

[NudieDaniel]