Why We Are Banning Tourists From Climbing Uluru
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8 years ago, I volunteered two weeks at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in central Australia. Many tourists feel the need to "climb" the rock, but this activity is considered disrespectful by the region’s traditional owners. Every person, needs to be mindful of cultural and spiritual significance of lands when recreating outdoors and pay respect. Some things just need to be left alone.Thankfully, a week ago the management has decided tourists to not be allowed to climb this magical piece of rock. Native's would refer to the tourists as "ants" crawling up the rock. We are all ants, but think about the impact us ants have upon this world.