Ayers Rock Australia – Soon you will only able to see it but not Climb
Ayers Rock Australia – Soon you will only able to see it but not Climb
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Climbing the Ayers Rock is one of the popular passion for travellers, in fact, for the past 70 years, climbing Uluru has been popular among both local and international climbers, especially because of the stunning natural beauty the region is home to. It is an iconic Australian landmark and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It looks amazing, beautiful and very rare kind of tourist attraction.

But soon, all of that will come to an end as climbing Uluru, previously known as the Ayers Rock, will be banned from October 26, 2019, according to the local authorities.



Although an iconic Australian landmark, tourism at Uluru has never been appreciated by the Aboriginals as it is a sacred site for them. And in spite of their plea against climbers, close to 60,000 tourists have been climbing it every year. But, a unanimous voting by the board of the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park has now ensured that the ban is imposed.



The resentment of the Aboriginals against the climbing of Uluru has been so much that a huge signboard at the base of the climb reads, “We, the traditional Anangu owners, have this to say. Uluru is sacred in our culture, a place of great knowledge. Under our traditional law, climbing is not permitted. This is our home. Please don’t climb.”



Apart from the fact that this mountain is a sacred site for the Aboriginals, there have been safety related issues that are also attached to this climb. The mountain is known to have claimed more than 35 lives of climbers since tourism started in Uluru in the 1940s. According to reports, in 2016, three Australian tourists had to be retrieved after they fell into a crevice.

 

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