Thousands of people are flocking to Uluru — Australia's sacred giant monolith — before a climbing ban comes into force at the end of October
From October 26, visitors to Uluru, known for many years as Ayers Rock, will no longer be able to scale the monolith."We know it's certainly in the hundreds and probably nearer 1,000 ," Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park manager Mike Misso told CNN affiliate SBS.
The spike in visitor numbers to the UNESCO World Heritage-listed rock has coincided with school holidays in Australia. Standing 1,142 feet high, Uluru is taller than the Eiffel Tower and London's Shard. It is hot, slippery and often windy. At least 35 people have died since climbing started in the 1950s.Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images
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