⚠️ Warning! Winter conditions in the mountains do not ease even in May. There is 10–30 cm of snow on the ridges.
When nature calls that you have to go to the so-called "big one", nothing can be done and the need must be done. And therefore it is understandable that one has to go to the outdoors. Unfortunately, a lot of tourists who visit the mountains deal with this situation a bit bluntly. After doing the need, they tend to throw away the papers or wet wipes.
When nature calls that you have to go to the so-called "big one", nothing can be done and the need must be done. And therefore it is understandable that one has to go to the outdoors. Unfortunately, a lot of tourists who visit the mountains deal with this situation a bit bluntly. After doing the need, they tend to throw away the papers or wet wipes.
Although it is not an environmental disaster. Nature will not collapse because of a little cellulose and human secretions. However, if a visitor to the mountains encounters a similar situation, it may not look nice from a visual point of view. And no one wants to take such a memory from the mountains.
Defecation and subsequent throwing away of garbage (papers and wet wipes), especially if you are in reserves, of which there are plenty in the Hruby Jesenik Mountains, can also be dealt with as an offense. There are localities where visitors are only allowed to move along a marked path, and where human excrement is more of a problem than elsewhere. However, we believe that if you behave considerately, people will understand how to do their business in nature.
Not everywhere is a mountain hut within reach and it is difficult to force tourists to take their excrement with them. If you want to go to the toilet, and there is no other way out than to go to nature, there is no need to leave visible traces behind.
The best solution is to go to the woods rather than to the stones. Dig a hole beforehand, e.g. with a stick or your hand to do the need. After defecation, apply used wipes or wet papers to the excrement. Then bury the hole so that the waste after you is not visually visible.
Do not leave excrement and other types of garbage in nature. Treat nature and other visitors with respect. And how to behave properly in the mountains you can read in our previous post.
