Uluru climbing ban: Tourists scale sacred rock for final time - BBC
WEBOct 25, 2019 · Uluru is sacred to its indigenous custodians, the Anangu people, who have long implored tourists not to climb. Only 16% of visitors went up in 2017 - when the ban was announced - but the climb...
Here's Why Climbing Uluṟu Is Banned | Australian Traveller
WEBAug 15, 2024 · To climb Uluṟu or not to climb, that WAS the question. As of October 2019, visitors no longer have a choice in the matter. Our beloved Uluṟu is now under a blanket climbing ban – and with good reason. The local A n angu people have long been calling for visitors to stop climbing the sacred rock.
Australia’s Uluru closing to climbers October 2019: Why it matters
WEBSep 12, 2019 · After decades of controversy, Uluru will close to climbers in October 2019—a decision welcomed by the area’s Aboriginal owners.
Uluru climb closure | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park - Parks …
WEBThe Uluru climb closed permanently from 26 October 2019. Uluru has been sacred to Anangu for tens of thousands of years, and climbing Uluru was not generally permitted under Tjukurpa (Anangu law and Culture). Visitors began climbing Uluru in the late 1930s, and to keep people safe, the first section of the climb chain was installed in 1964.
Uluru ban: What do locals think of the final rush to climb? - BBC
WEBOct 23, 2019 · For decades, hundreds of thousands of visitors to Australia's desert centre have trekked up Uluru, the ancient red monolith formerly known as Ayers Rock. But from Saturday, the climb will be...
A Climbing Ban at Uluru Ends a Chapter. But There’s More to This ...
WEBOct 24, 2019 · During a recent visit to Uluru, it was clear that many people had come with a primary mission of climbing. People in jeans sweated profusely, clinging to the rock as they stumbled down the...
Thousands flock to climb Uluru before sacred rock shuts to visitors
WEBOct 7, 2019 · Thousands of people are flocking to climb Uluru – Australia’s sacred giant monolith – before a ban comes into force at the end of October.
Why we are banning tourists from climbing Uluru - The …
WEBNov 6, 2017 · The Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park board of management has announced that tourists will be banned from climbing Uluru from 2019. The climb has always been discouraged by the park’s...
Safety chain to come off Uluru as rock climb closes | CNN
WEBSep 26, 2019 · Uluru, Australia: Uluru, the giant monolith in Australia's Red Centre, will be closed to climbers from October 26. The decision was made out of respect for the land's traditional owners, the...
Australia’s iconic rock Uluru scaled by final climbers
WEBULURU, Australia (AP) — Nature seemed to be siding with indigenous Australians' demand for Uluru to be respected as a sacred site on Friday when high winds threatened to prematurely end the generations-old tradition of climbing the sandstone monolith.