Pooping Up High

In the June issue of Backpacker Magazine you may have noticed a great story about pooping. Poo isn’t usually my favorite topic when reading but this story was educational. In 2007 the last toilets were removed from the 12,000 foot Trail Camp on Mt Whitney. Now lucky hikers get to poop in a bag and carry it out themselves.

In the backpacker article, the author Dougland McDonald, keeps a bag of poop at his desk for some time to test and see if it stinks. Well Douglands shit don’t stink… at least in a baggie it doesn’t.

McDonald talks about his experiences pooping up high here at the Mountain World blog. He talks about the two brands of bag you can use and how they perform. Enjoy your Monday…

3 comments July 21st, 2008