For years, tourist activity on Uluru damaged its fragile surface and distressed the Anangu people who revere it. But, in November 2017, the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park Board and the rock’s traditional Anangu owners decided to ban climbing.

While tourists are still welcome at Uluru, you'll no longer be able to climb to the top.

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