He suggested our real task as alpinists was to, "leave paths that common sense, custom, or the average mountain sheep would point out ... and go in some other direction where the chances appear to be in favor of breaking your neck."
So, after climbing the Hornli Ridge he tackled the Zmutt Ridge on the Matterhorn. He of course is famous for another quote, which I will amend slightly. Mummery said that mountain routes could be broken into three categories, to which I will add a fourth. A peak is either: inaccessible, the most difficult ascent in the Alps, an easy day for a lady, or fit for an aging fossil getting ready to hang up his crampons.
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