Australia’s world famous Uluru/Ayers Rock will be closed from climbers from 2019 its management board has announced.<br /><br />A board made up of eight traditional owners and four government officials unanimously voted to close the rock to climbers. <br /><br />The World Heritage site attracts around three hundred thousand visitors each year despite its remote location close to Alice Springs.<br /><br />The ban will take effect on the 26th October 2019, exactly 34 years after it was handed back to its traditional owners. <br /><br />The decision ends the long campaign to protect the rock that is considered sacred by local aborigines.<br />
