Before we just relegate ths story to the dustbin of history, why don't we consider what we can learn, what if anything these women did right.

I have not researched the story beynd what I have read on this thread, but it suggests to me some positives:

they stayed together
they avoided fatal hypothermia or dehydration
they used their communication gear
they did not panic
they kept their morale up

What other things can we detect from their story that we should acknowledge are part of a good reaction to finding yourself lost?