Climbers can no longer trek Australia’s Uluru, traditionally owned by the indigenous Anangu people, who fought for a permanent ban for decades
YULARA, Australia - Australia’s Uluru officially closed to climbers for good on Friday, although the last visitors to scale the sacred rock were allowed to stay until sunset, as a permanent ban takes effect after a decades-long fight by indigenous people.
Authorities had opened the climb mid-morning amid clear skies, after blustery conditions delayed early trekkers. Nearly 400,000 visitors flocked to the Australian landmark in the year to end-June, government data shows. Australians still make up the bulk of the visitors to climb the rock, followed by Japanese, Parks Australia says.
“Whenever anybody gets sick, or injured, or worse on the climb, they get extremely sad, so this is an absolutely fantastic day for the park and fantastic for Anangu.” American tourist Kathleen Kostroski said she would not climb because it would be “sacrilegious” to do so.
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