1 The table below contains a number of reasons why the traditional owners do not want tourists to climb Uluru. Shade each box with a different colour to classify these reasons using the following system:
Cultural reasons (blue), Safety reasons (red) or Environmental reasons (green).
If you think a reason belongs to more than one category, you may shade the box using more than one colour.
Thirty-five people have died while attempting to climb Uluru and many others have been injured.
There are no toilet facilities at the top of Uluru and no soil to dig a hole. We feel great sadness when a person dies or is hurt on our land.
Significantly higher bacterial levels have been found in the waterholes fed by runoff from the climb site, compared with those further away.
We, the traditional owners, have a responsibility to teach and safeguard visitors to our land. When it rains, everything gets washed off the rock and into the waterholes where precious reptiles, birds, animals and frogs live.
The path is smooth from thousands of footsteps since the 1950s.This erosion is changing the face of Uluru.
The climb is physically demanding and can be dangerous. The Uluru climb has spiritual significance as the traditional route of the ancestral Mala men on their arrival at Uluru.
- Thirty-five people have died while attempting to climb Uluru and many others have been injured. (Safety reasons - red)
- There are no toilet facilities at the top of Uluru and no soil to dig a hole. (Environmental reasons - green)
- We feel great sadness when a person dies or is hurt on our land. (Cultural reasons - blue)
- Significantly higher bacterial levels have been found in the waterholes fed by runoff from the climb site, compared with those further away. (Environmental reasons - green)
- We, the traditional owners, have a responsibility to teach and safeguard visitors to our land. (Cultural reasons - blue)
- When it rains, everything gets washed off the rock and into the waterholes where precious reptiles, birds, animals and frogs live. (Environmental reasons - green)
- The path is smooth from thousands of footsteps since the 1950s. This erosion is changing the face of Uluru. (Environmental reasons - green)
- The climb is physically demanding and can be dangerous. (Safety reasons - red)
- The Uluru climb has spiritual significance as the traditional route of the ancestral Mala men on their arrival at Uluru. (Cultural reasons - blue)
Reasons:
1. Cultural reasons:
- We feel great sadness when a person dies or is hurt on our land.
- The Uluru climb has spiritual significance as the traditional route of the ancestral Mala men on their arrival at Uluru.
2. Safety reasons:
- Thirty-five people have died while attempting to climb Uluru and many others have been injured.
- The climb is physically demanding and can be dangerous.
3. Environmental reasons:
- Significantly higher bacterial levels have been found in the waterholes fed by runoff from the climb site, compared with those further away.
- When it rains, everything gets washed off the rock and into the waterholes where precious reptiles, birds, animals, and frogs live.
Note: The reason "There are no toilet facilities at the top of Uluru and no soil to dig a hole" does not fall into any of the given categories.