>Also, would those three have been game to say, "sorry Mr Broom, we don't
>fancy climbing that"? Would they have felt they had no choice, or were
>under orders?
I don't recall Arthur Groom acting like a BIG WHITE BWANA giving orders, and from memory, the locals had no problem climbing the rock. This was in the days when there was no road, and the pioneering tourists had a hard slog by bus through the spinifex over several days.
The book is "I Saw A Strange Land", a great read if you like to read pre-tourism adventures in remote areas. Hard to get but may be in good libraries. |