How do they get human waste down from mountain huts in really cold regions ?

Question

I first thought it would be done with pipes bit with the permafrost in some regions it would become solid.

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Answer 1

well….you don’t.

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the traditional solution is the “long drop” type stand alone latrine. you just dig a big hole, put a toilet seat over it, and every few years you dig a new one 10 feet to the right. when your only dealing with single household’s worth of people, its a mostly management situation.

for larger set ups with road access, you can build a septic tank that can be kept above freezing, and just pumped out when needed.