the journalist who wrote that piece was later fired, allegedly due to government pressure. many of the mistaken point fossils were preserved this way. the facade is in a dilapidated state. take them, and spend them on my funeral. they are known to drop very low, sometimes just  above ground level. it was included as the last track of the band's 1989 studio album steel wheels. court of appeal
in a unanimous decision, the appeal was allowed. their 19-day ascent of the dawn wall was considered by some as the hardest successful rock climb in history. 