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.

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.

Document and publish your work so that personal achievement becomes evidence for broader public understanding.

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