The Hörnli hut at 3260m (some says Hörnli Hotel) is the starting point for the Matterhorn normal route climb. Coming back from the summit it is still a long walk to civilisation.
"Got tight last night on absinthe and did knife tricks. Great success shooting the knife into the piano. The woodworms are so bad and eat hell out of all furniture that you can always claim the woodworms did it."
--Ernest Hemingway