According to Isserman, Weaver and Molenaar, "that the Workmans were intrepid explorers and climbers none could possibly doubt, but they were also aggressive self-promoters who in their eagerness for recognition and honors sometimes exaggerated the originality and significance of what they had done."
Segundo Isserman, Weaver e Molenaar, "ninguén podía dubidar de que os Workman eran intrépidos exploradores e escaladores, mais tamén foron agresivos autopromotores que no seu ímpeto por acadar recoñecemento e honras esaxeraron nalgunhas ocasións a orixinalidade e importancia dos seus logros".