No ban on climbing Uluru… for now
15th January 2010
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd ruled that Tourists can continue to climb Ayres Rock
Tourists can continue climbing Uluru, the enormous rock in Australia’s red heartland, after Prime Minister Kevin Rudd ruled out a proposal to stop them.
One of Australia’s top attractions, Uluru draws 350,000 people a year, with around a third choosing to scale the 347m rock.
Concerns over visitors damaging the world-heritage listed site led Uluru’s aboriginal owners and the board of