The Mountaineering Council of Scotland

Human Sanitation Questionnaire Thank you to those 56 of you who send responses to our questionnaire from this page. This is a summary of the responses: Q1: Over the past 10 years in Scotland, do you think that conditions around Bothies, Wild Camping Areas and Popular Snowholing Sites have: Improved Stayed the same    Deteriorated 6 20 28 Q2: Where in your view is the worst place in Scotland's mountains for human waste problems? Nevis CIC Corrour Cairngorms Shenavall Derry Lodge 10 9 5 3 3 2 Q3: What do you usually do with your faeces when you have to go on the mountain? Dig a hole and bury it Cover it with a rock so that air can circulate around it     Squash it with a rock Cover it with grass and bits of vegetation Smear it thinly across a rock or vegetation Leave it out in the open air 34 7 3 6 2 3 Q4: 32 of 56 respondents live in Scotland. Q5: 16 of 56 respondents are MCofS members. Q6: 26 of 56 respondents had previously read the MCofS Human Sanitation Code leaflet Where to 'Go' in the Great Outdoors view the leaflet

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