Uluru climb permanently closed after tourists rush to beat ban

The last climbers of Uluru made their descent Friday and a crowd of locals cheered as a sign announcing the controversial climb's "permanent closure" was erected at the base of the iconic Australian monolith previously known as Ayers Rock.Climbing Uluru will be illegal as of Saturday, with trespassers to face fines and possible legal action.The closure comes after the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park Board of Management in 2017 voted unanimously to end climbing on the country's most photographed natural monument following decades of campaigning by its traditional owners, the indigenous Anangu…READ FULL ARTICLE