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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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Open a Subway and serve sh#t-sandwiches..
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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High altitude Facelift?
Always thought Evvy was a Pile of Sh it.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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It’s rich peoples sh#t...I wonder what it would get on eBay?
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divad
Trad climber
wmass
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prolly doesn't stink..
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ecdh
climber
the east
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last year about 1200 people attempted, at about $45,000 each. thats $54million in a dollar-a-day economy to try and sort the problem. or any other problem Nepal may have. and thats just everest climbers.
the problem there isnt high altitude piles of sh#t, its the combination of local corruption and being stitched up by foreign companies.
they could have heated titanium shitters that turn the waste into graphene or zirconias if they chose to.
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thebravecowboy
climber
The Good Places
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perhaps they could hire more poor people to carry more of the rich people's sh#t, downhill at least this time.
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Don Paul
Social climber
Washington DC
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Jan 10, 2019 - 04:28am PT
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Beaned on Everest
The author says he worked as a guide for 30 years, he was hired to do a reality TV show then coordinated a 45 person rescue until he got beaned. I think it's fair to ask who's responsible for the crowds of noobs up there, and whether Mr. Warner may be partly to blame himself.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Jan 10, 2019 - 05:17am PT
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^^^^FOCH!!!
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Stewart Johnson
Mountain climber
lake forest
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Jan 10, 2019 - 06:59am PT
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Just chuck that crap down the back side
Nobody goes there
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zBrown
Ice climber
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Jan 10, 2019 - 07:34am PT
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how long does it last
Short answer: a long, long time. Just like a compost heap, when you have moisture and warmth, the process takes less time. Out there in the wilds, you have a great variety of moisture levels and temps. Here in Wyoming, where I am, there are low levels of moisture and long winters, so fecal matter can be dug up years later—with lots of nasty pathogens still active. It would be a different story in, say, the swampy land of South Carolina. In the end, it becomes of great importance where we place our excreta. Dig down 6 to 8 inches at least 200 feet from a water source—and hide the spot well. —Buck
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Roots
Mountain climber
Redmond, Oregon
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Jan 10, 2019 - 09:53am PT
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I need an Everest turd from my collection. Preferably from the south col. Now, who's going to go get that sh!t?
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WBraun
climber
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Jan 10, 2019 - 09:58am PT
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LOL .....
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jan 10, 2019 - 10:32am PT
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Follow the money!
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ManMountain
Mountain climber
San Diego
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Jan 10, 2019 - 10:34am PT
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Russell Brice used the big blue plastic drums system when he was running his guide operation from the Tibetan side. As each drum emptied, it was filled with sewage & garbage to be hauled back to civilization for disposal. Of course, you could drive to/from base camp on the Tibetan side.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Sport climber
moving thru
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Jan 10, 2019 - 12:05pm PT
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Horror story. Are there specific organizations dealing with this?
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Jan 10, 2019 - 12:17pm PT
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STOP
(sherpas tired of poo)
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divad
Trad climber
wmass
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Jan 10, 2019 - 12:53pm PT
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^^^
talk about leaving a turd..
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AP
Trad climber
Calgary
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Jan 10, 2019 - 01:06pm PT
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Jody you stopped being amusing a long time ago
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divad
Trad climber
wmass
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Jan 10, 2019 - 01:33pm PT
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you'll just step in it again..
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Roots
Mountain climber
Redmond, Oregon
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Jan 10, 2019 - 03:35pm PT
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Oh I forgot to mention, I need a turd that was dropped in the 20th century. No modern turds for my collection...anyone up for the mission?
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AP
Trad climber
Calgary
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Jan 10, 2019 - 05:09pm PT
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How about Mallory's turd?
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jamatt
Social climber
Asheville, NC
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Jan 10, 2019 - 05:14pm PT
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How about Mallory's turd?
I think the early Anglo mountaineers ate straight lard so I owuld doubt there's much "form after function" if you will.
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Psilocyborg
climber
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Jan 10, 2019 - 10:33pm PT
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Oh I forgot to mention, I need a turd that was dropped in the 20th century. No modern turds for my collection...anyone up for the mission?
you are a turd collector? How much do you pay for them?
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Roots
Mountain climber
Redmond, Oregon
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Jan 11, 2019 - 08:14am PT
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^oh man I hope there isn't really such a thing....
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 11, 2019 - 09:55am PT
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Jody! Re your post:
Jan 10, 2019 - 12:38pm PT
It would be just as big a job to clear Supertopo of all the excrement laid down by the liberals here.
What fun for you to post a little spot of political nastiness on a non-political thread. A bit of petty-nastiness not often seen on ST.
I thought you were older than 13?
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EdwardT
Trad climber
Retired
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Jan 31, 2019 - 09:37am PT
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Starring Adam and Birch.
Hmm
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capseeboy
Social climber
portland, oregon
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Feb 16, 2019 - 09:11am PT
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Ah Pooh, the greatest common denominator never sleeps.
^oh man I hope there isn't really such a thing....
If it's a thought then someone's prolly dung it?
If you don't have the $ you don't get to play. Capitalism is not democratic. Phew e!
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Splater
climber
Grey Matter
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Feb 16, 2019 - 02:39pm PT
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Everest Base Camp "closure/restriction"
I doubt if the main reason is environmental. More likely a business decision.
There were 3 different "base camps". You can drive to all of them, but the road does get worse.
1. At the monastery Rongpo/Rongbo/Rongbuk elev 5000m. There is also a hotel here. It looks like the new pavement ends at 5050m.
2. Tourist tent village a few miles further elev 5100m. Located on a graded area of moraine. (Large ~20 feet long canvas tents). Shuttle buses stop here. This camp is the one that is closing. It was set up each season mostly by small local businesses. Likely with poor waste control.
3. Climber base camp with expedition tents only elev 5200m. Tourists with no permit were already "not really" allowed here. Mostly Landcruiser vehicles.
The biggest reason for mostly closing #2 is just that it's easier to expand near Rongpo, gives the hotel more business and consolidates the waste problem, not a decrease. Maybe they found a more sustainable site for sewage. I might guess that having more tourists here will also make the monastery more commercial, losing more Tibetan influence. The local businesses may get more shut out by these changes.
The road was just paved in 2016, indicating far more people are planned, not less. This road goes over a ridge which is higher than 5200m. Now that it's paved, many people will stay in Tingri.
see page 22 of http://tefd.theedgemarkets.com/2016/SKY/20161115np93x4.pdf
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Feb 16, 2019 - 02:49pm PT
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A lot of trustifarian excrement which i am told clings to all surfaces and is very hard to remove.
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Stewart Johnson
Mountain climber
lake forest
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Feb 17, 2019 - 02:25am PT
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i still have some sh#t from 1988
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