What Happens To Your Poop in the Mountains? | Green Trails | Indiahikes
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
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In this video, Neha tells you how to handle your poop responsibly while on a Himalayan trek. In the Himalayas, handling waste is tricky. And in those extreme conditions, it is important to be smart about how you handle waste.
Organic waste is best handled at source. With poop, we have found that composting is the way to go. If done right, we tackle a lot of issues that come with being in the mountains - the thin air of high altitude, low temperatures, large volumes of poop, lack of infrastructure. In addition, there is a social stigma attached to human waste management.
Watch this video to know what to do and how to do it. We will also share trekker tips to speed up the poop breakdown, as done on our Indiahikes campsites. So whether you are trekking on your own or with us - you will know exactly what to do.
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Woah girl you gotta open your poop consultancy
An ex talk by a young girl on a very imp topic,on trekking.Most of Indians ignore proper disposal of poo and just imagine the havoc these conducted expdns on the Mule's track (Everest) are bri ging on the fragilw Himalayas.Well done.
Actually true. While researching about dry toilets I came across this video and it was when I too started thinking about poops that trekkers leave behind. How does one deal with that! This video a fantastic effort.
Green trails💕♥️👍
Only thing was that I was hearing 💩 for so many times, to be precise 16 times😂🤣🤣😂
Such a well-written and illustrated video. Great job guys!
I learnt this while watching a movie. It's about 2 old friends who went to a trek which stretches vertically over USA. I forgot the movie name, but that was a good movie.
That's really very good piece of information for people going on treks and i am sure lot of people would follow the process you have captured in this video.
Ex video and very nicely explained by Neha.
IH is doing great work by educating novice trekkers on these useful tips.
Is it possible to get a booklet on these type of tips or all these videos recorded in a single CD,subject wise.
IH may consider availing this 'house arrest' 'period by compiling all this info in a booklet and make it available on token price.
Very good video. Very relevant topic. I think you should make a video on everything that IH does to safeguard environment. Will help to give better clarity to people who are new to trekking, and tend to get mislead by other companies about IndiaHikes
Can we plant a tree on every 💩 - pit ?
My repulsive initial reaction to this video and my appreciation for this video after it ended.😂👍
It is one of the very necessary and useful information.
Great video! Thanks Neha.
Only one minus - the music in the background while you are talking. Is it really needed?
Excellent video on an excellent topic...
Everything organic goes back to earth and it gives us back in a different form, simple as that.
Good to know! Keep up the good work, Team IH!
So I am assuming that you guys stop for toilet breaks .. what if someone wants to pee or poop at some other time during the trek, not necessarily at a scheduled stop
Hi Pragya,
If you do have to use the loo while on the trail, you’d have to go in the bushes.
For pooping, you’ll be taught how to dig up a small hole with a stone/branch, do your business and cover it up with mud and leaves. For both peeing and pooping, you have to ensure you well away from any water sources (atleast 200m).
interesting video and system that might be fit to use in indonesia mountains. cocopeat is easy to get here.
True Abimanyu. In places where cocopeat is difficult, plain sawdust also works well. We have tried this at high altitudes.
does this method work on a snowy mountains? My assumption is this method is for certain heights only..
Useful information👍
This is question we should ask trekkers
Very useful information.
Excellent. Valuable advice
You are a great poop specialist.
Very useful information
Nothing is needed, just eat a lot, enjoy,and when you go to a camp or a trek. Simply, go to a forest or behind any bushes and poop peacefully. In my opinion it is the best thing. We should not use toilet because it waste lots of water and paper. So best thing is poop outside.
Are Toilet tents available in sandakphu trek by indiahikes ?
I trekked up to Phalut from Sandakphu last year. I saw Indiahikes tents set up at Molley. They had multiple toilet tents there
Good research, it helps a lot for mankind . Life saver inventions. Normal people trying to put feet on Mars but these talented guys doing experiment on poop
Yaap now astronauts and physicists should start experiment on poop coz biologists need some rest!.
@@akk2112 lol
Thankyou. Useful
So it's been three years tell me how it is useful to u
Please say it is right or wrong.
What about bathing facilities during trekking?
Hi Mayank
We don't encourage taking bath on the Himalayan treks.
Because of very low temperature on the treks, taking bath can result in hypothermia and you may have to descend half way from the trek.
music is more than narrator's voice hence I was unable to hear you.
Lol.interesting topic,but im hoping itll ended up as a fertilizer
She is male prateek kuhad..
My only question is does it not stink?
Once you cover it with cocopeat / sawdust, it doesn't stink at all. You'll notice no sight or smell in these bio toilets.
@@Indiahikesi agree. To your surprise it would never stink. After all you are not in a room as well for it to stink. It is like pooping with 10 exhaust fans ON 😂
I do appreciate Indiahikes endeavours. But I suppose this is taking it a bit to the extremes. All our terrestrial animals (herbivores or carnivores) are surely a part of the biome and the validated food chain. Wonder if any of those animals indulge in the process of pit-pooing, even though some do resort to something so rare as 'coprophagy'. C'mon, as it is Indiahikes activities are all nature-friendly, it surely doesn't have to resort to converting trekkers to composting-machines. This sure is extreme, and avoidable. Just my view. And views may sure differ. Cheers.
I was searching for this comment.
Interesting view point. But for this to work we might have to eat and live like animals. Human poop smells like crap 😅 and it might contain all sorts of nasty stuff and also with chemicals from medicine. We don't eat simple food anymore.
I'm not going to use toilet paper I'm Indian where is water
You won't really find water in snowy areas
Ha ha..using water there will freeze your a**
@@sriramsunilvarmap 😂😂😂
Suggest me a good rucksack
ok, so where do I need to get water to clean my ass after pooping? or just have to wipe with toilet papers itself for days continuously? I'm a South Indian and have never used toilet paper. We do get rashes and unhealthy even if we miss to wash at least once after we do our business. We always wash. I'm not talking funny, it's my serious question? Can we find some lakes nearby to clean ourselves. No bathing for days, we can understand. But no ass washing for days, I'll die like third day of trek itself.
Or do I need to carry some water bottles separately for that same purpose? I can live without eating & bath for days like straight 2-3. But this issue is more important to me.
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