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Poo photoessays for Simey 19-May-2015 At 2:24:55 PM JohnK

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Wendy - about time someone spoke up about this! I remember here in OZ we use to pride ourselves that only in Europe did we see toilet paper all over the place. Obviously not. Well done for raising this, has been annoying me recently as there seems to be more and more toilet paper / human waste visible now at Araps.

Weekend talk has it that a nice new pile of human poo has been added over the weekend at the start of the 3rd pitch of the Bard - and I am not referring to the long standing pile of gluie looking stuff which has been near traverse and P2 for years.

To the people that have problems controlling their bowel movements: make sure you go to the toilet before you start climbing! There are nice flush toilets at the Pines and If nature does call then make sure you dig a large hole and at least bury the stuff properly which should be a last resort in any case. and well away from any walking tracks.

p.s. perhaps this issue, and that there is also a lot of plastic, small bits of rubbish etc etc due to the increased traffic at Araps in recent times, means a Clean Up Araps Day with some volunteers is needed - i'd be up for it with gloves etc to make sure we keep the place clean.