 In their final assessment, Isserman, Weaver and Molenaar say "they had logged more miles and climbed more peaks than anyone to date; they had produced five sumptuously illustrated and widely read expedition volumes; and by simple virtue of her sex Fanny of course had set an invaluable Himalayan precedent.But the Workmans were not great mountaineers.At their best they were vigorous and competent patrons who followed capably in the hard-won steps of their Italian guides."