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Australia’s Uluru opens to climbers for the last time

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A view of Uluru, its distinctive color intensified by sunset, in Australia. Climbing Uluru — also known as Ayers Rock - will be officially banned from Saturday. The move is a spiritual and psychological victory for an Aboriginal people who waged a decades-long campaign, anguished over the physical danger and cultural harm of the climb. Photograph: Matthew Abbott/The New York Times
A view of Uluru, its distinctive color intensified by sunset, in Australia. Climbing Uluru — also known as Ayers Rock - will be officially banned from Saturday. The move is a spiritual and psychological victory for an Aboriginal people who waged a decades-long campaign, anguished over the physical danger and cultural harm of the climb. Photograph: Matthew Abbott/The New York Times
Fri Oct 25 2019 - 10:10

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