Australia's famed outback monolith, Uluru, sacred to Aborginal people. A board of eight traditional owners and four government officials voted unanimously to close the rock to climbers, a spokesperson told Reuters. "The climb is a men's sacred area, the men have closed it," chairman Sammy Wilson added in a statement. The traditional owners of Uluru, the Anangu people, have called for the climb to be closed since 1985, when the park was placed in indigenous hands. The ban will take effect on Oct.26, 2019, exactly 34 years after Uluru was handed back to its traditional owners.

Source: Bangkok Post November 01, 2017 06:56 UTC