Climbing the pyramids is also banned because it's exceedingly dangerous, and typically anyone caught scaling the pyramids face up to three years in an Egyptian jail. This wasn't Ciesielski's first climbing stunt.
Why can’t you climb the Aztec pyramids?
Until 2008 climbing the pyramid was a popular activity for tourists, but this was outlawed to protect the ancient stonework.
What happened to the guy who climbed the pyramids?
Man jailed after climbing Egyptian pyramid for social media stunt. Vitaly Zdorovetskiy, a YouTube and Instagram personality with over 3 million followers on Instagram, says he spent five days in an Egyptian jail after climbing one of the Pyramids of Giza near Cairo.
When did climbing the pyramids become illegal?
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