Specialist climbers have rescued three men who became stuck atop Uluru after climbing the Australian landmark.
The Northern Territory emergency services team reached the men before midnight and were able to get them down by 3.30am on Tuesday.
It's believed the men climbed the rock on Monday and got stuck in a gap after straying off a path way.
An NT police spokeswoman said the traditional Anangu people who live near Uluru request that tourists don't climb the rock, but don't ban it outright.
"They have a sign at the bottom of the rock, saying for cultural reasons we ask that you don't climb the rock, but people just climb it anyway," she said.
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NTES volunteer Alan Leahy said the men were brought down one at a time in what proved to be a challenging rescue.
"Due to the fading light and lack of anchors, the rescue effort was slow and methodical," he said.
"We abseiled about 320m to the stranded men. There were very strong winds that kept on tangling the rope.
"The team of six volunteers did an amazing job. No rescue team in the world could have done better."
