Big Wall Climbing: How NOT to Poop on El Capitan
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- Опубліковано 27 лип 2024
- The number one question when climbing El Capitan is how to #2. Pooping in a bag might sound awful, and you're right if you are unprepared. Have a system for double bagging and have a knife and duct tape to put the double bagged treasure in an empty water jug that you brought up. Squat and hold the bag behind you with both hands and try to go in the morning while you are on a ledge before your adrenaline kicks in for the day. Wet wipes are a 10 out of 10 recommendation! Restop2 and Wag Bags claim to be safe for disposal in any trash container, much like a diaper or doggy bag is. DO NOT PUT YOUR BAGGED TREASURE IN PIT TOILETS (OR ANY TOILET). Please keep our Captain clean and follow all the shitty rules.
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00:00 Funny Intro
00:49 Overview
01:56 Restop2 Bag
03:07 Zip lock bags
05:38 WagBags
08:46 Storage/Poop Tube
13:05 Priscilla Example
14:36 Ryan Example
17:42 Funny Ending
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Wouldn’t work for me.
I get puckered easily
I used this technique, I thought it worked well. I got banned from the climbing gym though 😑
gotta practice somewhere
Hahah
Lmao!!!
The trick is to wear a depends, or synch your pants at the ankles.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
[Me who's never climbed and has no intention of ever climbing]: "I should watch this...just in case."
My reasoning is exactly the same 😅 I'm also terrified of heights, so I'd never do this!
This!!!! ^^^^
Life changing. 🤔😁
You can always practice at home
Yet here i am as well
I was a Park Ranger at Yosemite in 2001 (non law enforcement type for those who know the difference) when a call came in about a possible explosive device at the base of ElCap. It was a short length of 3 inch PVC with caps on both ends, and very much resembled a large pipe bomb. A bomb squad was called in and the decision was made to “blow it in place”. A small charge was affixed and detonated, which quickly revealed the “device” to be a poop tube. Not sure why it wasn’t recognized as such by the rangers (LEOs) on scene, but the inevitable observation after the fact was “Wow, they really blew the s**t out of that one”.
hahahaahahahah
I remember that....I worked YOSAR in the late 90s. If I recall, some non climbing tourists found it and reported it as a pipe bomb. I had thought that the FBI or another federal law enforcement agency that was clueless to climbing had got called in for bomb disposal since the NPS didn't have those resources. The story I heard was the other federal agency wouldn't listen to NPS LEO rangers and detonated it regardless. But who knows? These stories get better with every telling.
@@mikewebster5726 You could be right…I don’t recall the specifics…but it did always seemed odd to me that the Park LEOs wouldn’t recognize it for what it was. I can definitely see some gungho bomb squad types jumping at the chance to blow shit up (sorry…😝…couldn’t resist).
I used to enjoy stopping in the meadow with the best view of El Cap and pointing out the climbers to tourists, who inevitably said “What climbers?”, at which point I would lend them my binoculars and watch their amazement when they saw the tiny specs were people climbing this incredible rock. Never got old!
How the hell did this pop up on my recommendations? I’ve entered that 2 AM twilight zone again. I’ve never climbed, I have no intention of climbing anything higher than a step ladder and even then I’m nervous. But I’m going to watch this entire video because you’ve captured my attention.
lol
Ditto
The level of humor in this makes it real hard remember that these guys are a thousand feet up just chilling
My vertigo did not allow me to forget lol
Exactly! LOL it’s freaking me out
So stressed out hahaha
Just shitting*
"I don't want to bring anything more than I need"
Also, brings entire BBQ and a whole watermelon.
I'm glad you appreciate our subtle humor ;)
@@HowNOT2 i thought the same! how much does that thing weigh?
2 ton!
@@HowNOT2 Essential watermelon!!!
Priorities
Chocolate rain. Some stay dry and others feel the pain.
Ahahahah xD
I'm a sailor. I have noticed when I'm in the middle of nowhere the golden rule is, "If the top hole is misbehaving, the bottom hole will protest."
It really does pay to think about what you are eating, so the other side of this equation is not a shotgun.
*puts on riot gear*
That's pure poetry
I can't believe 1) that I just watched a 20 min video on how to poop and 2) how I'll probably come back to reference it at some point later in life
I’ve already started forwarding the video to my entire family, for science.
I remember when I would be in a stall waiting for everyone to exit the bathroom before I would resume pooping. There is no way I’m pooping in a bag while someone pretends to text right next to me.
And the bag only works if you’re not, um, loose...
I literally can’t even pee if there’s someone else there. I could NEVER
when its the only option you are xD
@@beanqween9458 That big bag with a liner will catch all types of poop. 😬😁
@@jaeshasway let’s hope. But I would never stand at the bottom of El Capitan , and I think we both know why 😝
I hiked 1600 miles of the PCT and can verify that plenty of people can't figure out how to properly poop in the woods. I can only imagine the calamities that happen on the side of a rock wall.
Excellent video. I was a bit worried that I had to watch 19 minutes of talking to get to the gist of it, but everything you need is explained in the first 35 seconds.
Imagine looking up on to the face of the cliff with binoculars just to see someone squatting over a bag 😂
@Stellvia Hoenheim did you really just blame global warming effects on climbers trying to relieve their natural body functions?
@Stellvia Hoenheim what the fuck does natural disasters have to do with shitting on a cliff? What the actual fuck are you talking about? That was a reach and a half
@Stellvia Hoenheim that makes no sense. We Are supposed to be ashamed of doing or talking about normal body functions? Wow, I guess medical people are evil. We talk about it all the time, wipe people's asses... no shame. 🤔
@Stellvia Hoenheim I just squat in a Bush while camping this is the same thing just hundreds of feet up haha
Ahhh... the majestic El Capitan... and what's that? Wait, what the?!?!
this answered so many questions I never knew I had.
right? :D
I would just shit and watch my poop bouncing
@@Dudek0 lol
I’ve been cycling now for about a year. I’m not sure why UA-cam thought I needed this information but I needed this information.
This is one of those times I have to seriously question how the UA-cam recommendations algorithm gets us to watch this stuff.
I think youtube gave up at this point and just mixes random stuff in the recommendations.
1:22 the girl wiping in the corner I cannot 🤣
Pfpfpfpf....🤣😂🤣 ...
Wheres her bag???😂🤷🏾♂️
That's the most hilarious embarrassing awkward tutorial amongst a group of friends films have ever watched 🎬 thanks for sharing 👍
Not sure why this showed up in my feed....but couldn't resist clicking and seeing how this goes.
loved the video and the fact that the gloves were off, you just spoke of it straight up no tiptoeing around anything just honesty.
Practice makes perfect, practice at home in front your partner. Get some bonus points by making eye contact!
It helps establish dominance.
@@jarodlojeck5150 lol, definitely could,peeing on the ledge could work too
we instantly get shy around each other once our feet touch the ground
@@HowNOT2 I kind of figured your button not leash would have broke the ice on your shyness, baby steps your get there Ryan. Sick vid's and I'll contact you about a Caribbean project with some sea cliffs
@@HowNOT2 the human brain is weird about compartmentalizing like that
There went my dreams of being a mountain climber I guess lol
thst's how i felt when i learned how astronauts poop. Astronauts poop in zero gravity..... no thank you!!!!
@@JosedeJezeus an astronaut with ibs lol.
@@Tavis15ify *LMAO,* I have IBS and let me tell you, school was TORTURE for me. I'm so TRAUMATIZED, especially since I have a fear of using public restrooms... lol
@@JosedeJezeus I also have IBS lol. I feel your pain I truly do. In school I never used the "regular" bathrooms and just always went to the nurse.
All but middleschools nurse were very nice and understanding, but middle school ooooo man lmfao.
Was so petty slav squat pooped
Nah, you just need to climb fast enough to finish all your routes in a day :-)
This was great! I’m fascinated by climbing and mountaineering but deathly afraid of heights so watching these videos is super entertaining. Really gives a glimpse into the lifestyle.
It's so far opposite of my personality, I've never even considered the idea. it's really amazing to see something so different from everyday life, and how passionate these people are. They go to some beautiful places!
One of the most entertaining vids I've ever seen on UA-cam. Thank you! You made my day for sure! 🤣🤣🤣
This is one of the times when my colostomy would be an asset!
🤣
😂🙌
lmfaooo
I'd be so scared it would get tugged or something
@@sarabeth641 or like an infection u have to carry like saline to clean it and change the bag and couple other things. Like you want ur hands and anything that touches it to be sterilized and u bet that’s impossible up there
Since I dont know how to poop in the woods but I now know how to poop on a big wall, I just have to bring a portaledge when I go backpacking. Problem solved.
I'm a paraplegic and I still watched this whole fn video lol
Something I never even thought about, never questioned in my life and yet here it is on my recommended and I was not let down lol you could probably add a cup of pine pellets to the bag instead of kitty litter, it will control the smell entirely and disintegrate the poo plus it weighs less than litter and the added bonus of not having to smell poo is a plus.
Has anyone made an “El Crapitan” joke yet?
El Crapitan? At Yoshitmite?
@@kpeezyforsheezy Nice!
😂😂🤣🤣
Just you 🤘
you also have the other famous climb on other side of the valley... Half Dump
We needed that video on so many levels
it was pretty fun to make
Very literally different levels...
i appreciate the double bag and kit ideas from you guys!! I’m working towards either truck camping or van life to travel around the US. very helpful tips for the desperate 2am poo that happens to anyone who doesn’t carry a toilet in the vehicle :)
All you need is a little garden spade.
Unless you camp in the middle of a city.
Gratulations on making a video about that topic! Thank you for just doing it!
I don't even Rock climb and I watch all of this 😂😂
For me, that's really hard to imagine. I am a "homeshitter“
I prefer my toilet in my apartment and I can't even imagine what it's like to be so intimate in front of your friends.
Crazy how you guys are so open about it.
Did you really just associate shitting and intimacy?
@@tylerfortner9500 but are they wrong?😂
I'm a fellow homesshitter. Many is the time I've used my entire lunch hour driving back and forth to my house just to poop.
The funny thing about my pooping only at home hangup is that I'm the polar opposite of "pee shy." I can pee anywhere, in front of anyone, friend or stranger, and, since I live in the country, wind up peeing more often outside than in. Weird?
@@HauuahWell, I guess if you're into that kind of thing? If someone shit on me it wouldn't be intimate, it'd be assault and broken bones are in the near future.
This is the video that's brought me to your channel and I've stayed ever since :D
Good work making such interesting and informative videos. I have not interest in ever being in that situation, but still watched the entire video
You are on el cap. You really have to poop. You watch this video. After 40 seconds of watching "Okay lets do it!"
if you do, please film it hahah
@@HowNOT2 Ok
You know I've been homeless for 2 years living out of a storage so I know what it's like to s*** in a ziplock but I've never hung off the side of a thousand foot shear cliff wall and tried to poop in a ziplock but I found this entertaining and I'm sensing the kind of people that do these wall climbs and you're good people your adventurous God bless you
@@Maria-ud1yv A van is the best thing you can invest in now if you're facing possible homelessness. Even just a minivan is waaaaay better living than a regular car because you can actually lay down in the back with the seats either flattened or removed.
@@aniquinstark4347 that's funny I'm 30 and been homeless on and off since 16. I hear people's suggestions all the time. Most of those suggestions are disconnected from reality.
Vans cost money and poor people living in a storage unit USUALLY don't have money lol
The reality is a poor person making minimum wage or nothing at all at times, who is homeless isn't making more than $1100 a month. We have to eat out for breakfast lunch and dinner because uh we have no kitchen. We have to pay for daily bus fair sometimes taxi if we get off late.
Sorry didn't mean to go on and on.
@@ArielCotton i would highly recommend the $20 camp stove from Walmart, it runs off butane which is pretty cheap and easy to store. I live in my van and use it all the time to cook simple meals. It definitely saves me a lot of money
@James Bond LOL why is everyone's first thought that I don't have a job? I've been working since I was 16 years old fam.
Homeless does not equal jobless. Its expensive to eat out. Just try it for a month. Eat every meal that you can't refrigerate so you must be able to eat right then and there or within the day.
Also try paying for gas when you don't have a destination every day. It gets expensive.
While you're at your research look up how many homeless shelters there are in Metro Phoenix.
So you got any more suggestions love bug?
May God give you a home brother
Years ago, on El Cap, we used a pretzel barrel, paper bags, and grocery bags. The barrel has a large screw-on cap. We smelled poo constantly for 3 days and kept blaming each other. We realized the sun warmed the wall creating a constant rise of hot air. Another team dropped their abs tube from 1000ft and heard a very loud boom! Upon descending we found poo sacks all over at the bottom of the rapel and had to dance just to avoid stepping in them.
The poop info makes me all warm and fuzzy inside, but what really gets me going is seeing how fuzzy Ryan Sheridan's rope is.
I didn't even know why this was recommended to me - but it was REALLY interesting. Thanks!
"Identify the trouble zones-" Duuude 🤣
Thank You so much! What a great video and a great sense of humor, you actually explain the process, e.g., taking of the leg loops etc, instead of just saying, poop in a bag, good Job!
I have no idea how I came about watching this video but it definitely struck a question that I've never thought about, needless to say I've never been climbing
I don’t rock climb. I’m terrified of heights. Annnnd this gave me butterflies pretty much the entire time.
Same, when he was squatting over that ledge, I couldn't help but imagine he trips over pretending to poop, holding a fake poop😂💀
The amount of anxiety was almost too much to watch
I've worked 24 years as a rigger climbing on structures etc etc all fine when your up there but watching others on video can sometimes make me wanna throw up
Always nice to start off my day laughing myself to tears. 10/10
Edit: I showed the guys I'm working with (Not climbers) only the intro so now that's how they believe it works. 15/10.
I mean why else would porta-ledge partner yoga exist?!
I hope someone does that someday because they didn't watch the whole video haha
I shit my pans. Click Bait title no. 1 thanks alot for all the laughs !
Making fun of farting and pooping will be there till lifes stops 💩
Now back to the question ! Its about redundancy, how did you actually shit with your pans down in the harness!? Did I miss that ?!?! I mean seriously, if your climbing and never went big walling this is the one question you have 🙈
I fucking swear the algorithm is becoming a beast. I just came around a video an hour ago about how to sleep while climbing, I then wrote in the comments "how they pee and poo". And now this video was suggested to me. What a time to be a alive
I've never climbed in my life...why am i watching this and being so entertained. LOL
Definitely not a first date kind of adventure lol
Someone finally addressed the.. touchy subject of pooping and climbing, in full and in detail! Seriously useful info there, thank you!
I've honestly never had this cross my mind out of all the climbing videos I've seen lmao honestly wasn't disappointed and I was laughing through this all lol xD good information to know though.
I’m so scared of heights I’m watching these guys with anxiety hoping they won’t fall off mid video, but they are super funny! Thanks
I don’t even know why I’m watching this. I’m scared of heights and I’m in no shape to be a climber.
this is the most informational-entertainment i've ever had, good stuff man
That was very funny, never thought that this relaxing part of our lives has to continue even out there.
This is probably the weirdest most informative thing I've ever watched on youtube
That was one of the most informative videos I’ve ever seen on UA-cam. I’ve always wondered. Thank you very much. Also, you’re all crazy. ✌️😉
Excellent! Also, for the DIY folks, the plastic grocery bags from Grocery Outlet are sturdy and have handles; once you've filled that up, stash in a FedEx Clinical Pak and mail COD to 1100 S. Ocean Blvd., Palm Beach, Florida, United States.
I have no idea who lives there but I kind of want to do this…
Within seconds I scrolled to description to make sure it wasn’t posted April 1st. Nice he addressed the 1 & 2 dilema. I was wondering that the whole time. Guess I’m not as skilled....yet
Me with gastrointestinal disorders and a huge fear of heights: interesting
I'm afraid of heights so I would probably poop my pants in the first couple of minutes of the climb. Love the channel though. The things you guys do are just amazing.
Is there a video coming about how to barbecue on a big wall? 😍😍😂
Yes, but this one was funnier believe it or not 🤣
Great video LOL watching y’all just hanging off rocks and ledges is so crazy scary n cool
We need to create a Scout Merit badge for this....
Poop tubes are taught in Climbing Merit Badge
After 10 minutes, I realized that this is probably not the best video to watch while eating lunch
I remember going to a Summer camp where I didn't go for a week because I didn't like public bathrooms. This is a lesson I don't even need to learn. If I didn't have a fear of heights I would have been born for this kind of stuff.
This video is making me feel like taking a hike in the best way possible
I really appreciate the subtle sideways ledge/ rain fly style tips in these vids. 👌🏻
you could also get in your haul bag haha
@@HowNOT2 If you don't want me staring deep into your eyes while I grunt one out, _you_ can get in the bag.
When you realize, they're legit pooping right next to each other with no real privacy.
Wouldn't be able to nerp
Thanks for the video I am now taking climbing El Capitan off the bucket list
I never never plan on mountain climbing but can’t help but admit I found this interesting so couldn’t help but click and watch.
Poop in a bag makes a nice hand warmer for a little while.
we felt bad we forgot to mention that... glad you did! haha
to the guy that has it on his harness - don't mix it up with the chalk bag
A friend told me a story about crossing from Canada into the U.S. after a climb, and the customs agent demanded to be shown what was in THAT container. "You don't want to know!" "Okay wise guy, empty it onto the table. Now!"
I actually have no idea why this is in my recommendations, yet here I am watching it at 5am. But now I’m 💯 certain I’ll never go climbing ever.
If you're interested in climbing, don't let the pooping problem put you off - it's only really a problem on really big vertical faces like El Cap, or when camping in the wilderness.
I am so glad this is cleared up i was truly afraid to walk around there under everyone.
The powder is not cat litter, but superabsorber. This is a polymer that can soak up water some 100 times it's own weight, no weight peanalty here.
Superabsorber is the magic stuff in baby diapers, so just grab one of them, rip it open and collect the precious stuff!
The overwhelming beauty of Yosemite as a backdrop for this content 👍
Honestly....working at an emergency animal hospital has taught me that I can handle a lot of gross smells and various liquids and half solids getting onto me 😅 This seems manageable. My biggest barrier is I am absolutely terrified of heights!
No intention of doing this anytime soon, but this was pretty funny 🤣🤣🤣
I’ve never even thought of needing to go while doing a big climb. I don’t think I would be all too happy if I had to do that
0:52 love how your friend is going in the corner! 🤣
Oh hey it’s otherothermatt! Also i have been working through bathroom anxiety for years now so this would be a fun experiment 😂
“YOUR HOLE IS RIGHT HERE GUYS “ 😂
Fascinating and completely terrifying to think about having to sh#t at those heights hanging on a cliff.
3 mins in and I'm dying laughing haha great video
This was always something I wondered about with big wall/ multi-day stuff but I never bothered figuring it out. Taking leg loops off makes a lot of sense. Thanks for posting it honestly. Everybody has to poo, it's not a big deal, but there's also not exactly a lot of info on how this is accomplished safely on a big wall. Also, just a tip from backpacking/ mountaineering: Having a small, dedicated drybag to put your WAG bags in is great. It's what we used in NOLS, and what I have used ever since when packing out. They're waterproof, relatively smell proof, and they usually have some form of hardpoint.
All those people in the meadow with cameras and telescopes, is it established etiquette for them to stop taking photos while you go? Or do you wave to them afterwards?
The are suppose to leave a tip on your car afterwards i think
@@HowNOT2 Like the guy at the western-theme restaurant who pours a mug of coffee on his foot - over his shoulder? I get it, you're like astronauts, only WITH gravity.
@@HowNOT2 omg after that you definitely deserve one. :)))
This was very informative. Thank you.
This was the most entertaining video I've watched today. 😂 About pooping on mountains.
3:50 probs to the guy in the background :)
As bad as I want to Big wall I don't know if my bathroom shyness will allow this
its the crux of climbing el cap haha
Poop at night, or wait until your partner leads the first pitch of the morning and you have the belay to yourself.
@@ryansheridan5015 You seem like a very funny/fun guy. Nice vid
I don’t know why i’ve just watched 20mins of video about pooping but keep up the good work 🤣
“I don’t wanna bring up any more than I need.”
*brings a water Mellon….
I would crap myself before even starting up that wall
Pro tip: bring welding clamps to pinch your urethra to stop you from peeing
This just made me laugh way too hard.
People on the ground... I just felt a raindrop..!!!
Bru
I'll put this on my random things I now know list. You guys are Gusty, a little crazy 🤷and very funny!
I'm 32 and iv had moments of rock climbing enter my life such as the movie "cliffhanger and ace ventura when nature calls" and such. but I never once thought "man I wonder how they poop". I feel ignorant, and embarrassed I was so inconsiderate.
That was litterally the most informative video I have ever seen. I honestly couldnt 't only poop either. It's a back and forth process. But I'll be Gosh damned if I don't next time I pass a poop. I'd probably have to duct tape the bag to my butt and Wizz in a bottle. I for sure would have bags off poop sitting in my car for amounts of time. Be like digging through my car finding all sorts of poop bags. Under my seat and sh!t. And yeah I blows my mind someone would actually flush a bag that's seems like would be bigger than the hole. I litterally flush just poop and pee. ! And drugs if the cops are busting the door down. Only if though. Cuz that would be a waste. Of money. At least give them to someone. Not directly cuz that's a pretty serious charge. Never directly.
UA-cam recomended this to me lol didnt know i need to know this
Ahaha same! Idk why