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    After Years Of Debate, Australia's Iconic Red Rock Will Be Off Limits To Climbers

    The Aboriginal owners of the sacred sandstone rock have long requested that visitors not climb it. But now climbing Uluru (also known as Ayers Rock) will be officially prohibited.
    by Camila Domonoske Nov 01, 2017 2 minutes
    A view of Uluru in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in Australia in 2013. Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, is a large sandstone formation situated in central Australia approximately 335 kilometers from Alice Springs. The site and its surrounding area is scared to the Anangu, the Indigenous people of this area, and is visited by hundreds of thousands of people each year. / Mark Kolbe / Getty Images

    For years, visitors to Uluru — Australia's iconic sandstone rock — have been greeted with a trail to the top and a sign with a simple request: "Please don't climb."

    Climbing the rock is permitted under the rules of Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, but it violated the traditional law of the Aboriginal owners of the rock.

    Now park policy and Aboriginal principles are,

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