"Some people in tourism and government for example might have been saying we need to keep it open but it's not their law that lies in this land," he said. "It is an extremely important place, not a playground or theme park like Disneyland. "The rock's traditional Aboriginal owners' connection to the site dates back tens of thousands of years and it has great spiritual and cultural significance to them.Wilson urged tourists to respect the ruling. "If I travel to another country and there is a sacred site, an area of restricted access, I don´t enter or climb it, I respect it," he said in the statement. "Park authorities have long looked to close the climb permanently.

Source: Egypt Today November 01, 2017 07:41 UTC