Climbing Uluru in Australia’s red centre will end, traditional owners and national park managers have announced. The chair of the board, traditional owner Sammy Wilson, made an impassioned speech to the board before the vote, describing the pressure he and other Indigenous people felt over the issue. Facebook Twitter Pinterest A sign at the base of Uluru requests that visitors do not climb the rock out of respect for the Indigenous traditional owners. The park itself is open 365 days a year but the rock climb rarely is, due to weather conditions and other issues. Australian visitors are consistently the most likely group to ignore the sign at the base requesting they respect Anangu wishes and not climb.

Source: The Guardian November 01, 2017 03:38 UTC