If you haven’t climbed Uluru by now, it’s unlikely you ever will. The giant monolith in Australia’s Red Centre will be closed to climbers from October 26, a decision made out of respect for the land’s ...

Thousands of people are flocking to climb Uluru – Australia’s sacred giant monolith – before a ban comes into force at the end of October. From October 26, visitors to Uluru, known for many years as ...

Recently, the Aṉangu installed signs that read, “the climb is not prohibited, but we prefer that, as a guest on Aṉangu land, you will choose to respect our law and culture by not climbing.” This has ...

Aboriginal theories about the creation of the Uluru rock formation vary and are rarely shared with outsiders, but the Anangu people are clear about its hallowed place in their heritage. It’s where the ...

Uluru, Australia — Nature seemed to be siding with indigenous Australians' demand for Uluru to be respected as a sacred site on Friday when high winds threatened to prematurely end the generations-old ...

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 ...

ULURU, Australia (AP) — Nature seemed to be siding with indigenous Australians’ demand for Uluru to be respected as a sacred site on Friday when high winds threatened to prematurely end the ...

Uluru and neighboring Kata Tjuta are UNESCO World Heritage sites, and to Australia’s Aboriginal population, sacred ground. Over 100 million years in the making, sculpting by heavy winds, pouring rain ...