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Will Symons

Furious rock climbers up in arms over new climbing ban on world-famous mountain

Mount Arapiles.

Rock climbers are up in arms after the announcement of new, sweeping bans that will stop them from climbing a world-famous mountain.

The ancient Mount Arapiles in Victoria, Australia is a world-renowned climbing hotspot, attracting more than 70,000 visitors each year to scale its sandstone face and surrounding peaks. However, under new plans announced on 4 November, climbers on the site could soon be fined up to $229,233 / £176,427.

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