Closer look at Uluru/Ayers Rock

More on Uluru/Ayers Rock.

The Anangu people own Uluru/Ayers Rock and the land is leased to the Australian Government Parks Australia and the Anangu people work together as partners, jointly managing the national park using a mix of modern science and traditional knowledge.

Uluru has been sacred to Anangu for tens of thousands of years, and climbing Uluru was not generally permitted under Anangu law and Culture.

Visitors began climbing Uluru in the late 1930's and to keep people safe, the first section of the climb, chain was installed in 1964.

The climb was closed in 2017 due to the spiritual significance of the site and the danger of climbing.  There is a $10,000 Fine if you are found climbing Uluru.

It is estimated that 37 people have died on Uluru since Western tourists began climbing the site in the middle of last century via a track so steep in parts that some scared visitors descend backward or on all fours.  Some slipped on wet rock and feel to their deaths.

I took some close-up photos of part of the rock plus some climbers going up and coming down.  You can see some are on all fours.  So the photos of the climbers were taken in 2016.