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Poop bags are now available at rock climbing sites in Squamish and nope, they're not for your pets

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Julian Lam · · Burlington, ON · Joined Jul 2023 · Points: 4

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/wag-bag-program-squamish-1.6964938

The Waste Alleviating Gel (WAG) bag program has been set up by the Squamish Access Society (SAS) in partnership with B.C. Parks, and sponsored by businesses in the climbing industry.

"There's been an explosion in the usage of our backcountry areas in southwest B.C. and the Sea-to-Sky corridor, and rock climbing is very much a part of that," said Ben Webster, SAS chair. "Increasingly we are finding that there are issues with human waste, particularly in our more remote crags."

[Webster] said five stations have already been set up at crags, with four more expected to be ready in the next two weeks, and the stations have already required restocking — something that was expected, as people grab a WAG bag to throw in their pack for whenever it's required.

Adam R · · Michigan · Joined Jun 2020 · Points: 0

Why is it the more remote crags? Ppl hold it for pooping out there after the hike or what? 

Nick Niebuhr · · CO · Joined Aug 2013 · Points: 465
Adam R wrote:

Why is it the more remote crags? Ppl hold it for pooping out there after the hike or what? 

My bowels seem to always hang on until I'm at the base of a climb, and I can't be the only one

Adam R · · Michigan · Joined Jun 2020 · Points: 0
Nick Niebuhr wrote:

My bowels seem to always hang on until I'm at the base of a climb, and I can't be the only one

Just gotta chug a coffee and do some jumping jacks at the pit tolite my man! 

Steve Williams · · The state of confusion · Joined Jul 2005 · Points: 235

They're actually called wag bags. . . 

Julian Lam · · Burlington, ON · Joined Jul 2023 · Points: 4

Blame the editors at CBC for catering to non-climbers, and then and only then can you blame me for copying the article title verbatim when I made this thread.

Mr Pizza · · Marion, IL · Joined Oct 2022 · Points: 0

Wag bag pro-tip: Grab a rock (ping pong ball size) and throw it in the bag before you start your business. Its no fun if a gust of wind pushes the bag and its contents back against your rear..... 

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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