She holds a degree in Law from the Faculty of Law of the Autonomous University of Coahuila, an institution from which she graduated from with Honorable Mention, and worked for the government of Carlos Salinas de Gortari and the Secretary of Commerce and Industrial Development.

[1] At age six, she joined a Mexican scouting group and there developed a love for nature and mountains in particular.

[7] Wheelock began her mountaineering career in 1989 with the ascent of Popocatépetl, Iztaccihuatl, and the Pico de Orizaba, all in the same year.

[8] In 1993, she began her journey on the Seven Summits, climbing Aconcagua,[7] the highest peak both in South America and outside of Asia.

[1] In her interviews and conferences, Wheelock has spoken extensively on issues of education, teamwork, leadership, personal improvement, motherhood, and the situation of women in Mexico.