Let adventure serve a larger purpose: advancing women’s rights, visibility, and social standing.

Believe that physical strength and intellectual seriousness are fully compatible with womanhood.

Approach hardship as temporary and conquer it through persistence, courage, and steady effort.

Value self-reliance and practical competence in travel, survival, and decision-making.

Insist on equal recognition for women’s accomplishments and challenge any assumption of female inferiority.

Use exploration and mountaineering as a way to expand knowledge of geography, science, and the world.