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Exit Strategies
An Introduction byMike Mortimer
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New Monta Rosa Hut Opened July 2010
Valais Switzerland. Cost 10.5m CHF
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Bow HutBuilt 1989
Total Cost $100,000Cost allocation for waste management $1,000
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How it all Started
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The Road to DamascusHuts Committee Vice-President, 1986-1994 Alpine Club of Canada
In 1990 met with German Alpine Club and obtained documents relating to Water, Energy and Waste Management in alpine huts.
Documents were translated and Mike experienced his “Road to Damascus”
In 1991 the ACC Organized the first North American Conference on Water, Energy and Waste Management.
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History of Seminars
• Lake Louise 1991 ACC• Mt Rainier 1993 NPS• Grand Teton 1994 AAC• Calgary 1994 ACC• Australia 2000 AANP
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Fundraising Initiatives
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Working with the Administration
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The Ideal
The water flowing out of a hut should be as pure as the water flowing in
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Abbot Pass Hut 2,925 m• Capacity 24
• Season: Mid July-September
• Annual Usage: 600-800 overnights.
• Waste System: Fly-out barrel for solid waste, urine disposal on site.
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Abbot Pass Drainage on left.Water Source on right.
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Abbot PassBio-physical plan
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Urine Separation
A teaspoon of urine in a barrel of shit, is a barrel of shit. A teaspoon of shit in a barrel of urine
is a barrel of shit
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Complex Menus Produce Complex Waste
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Keep it Simple
What sort of diseases can you get in a hot tub?
It depends on what you do in a hot tub!
Remember that pit toilets are in many cases the best solution.
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What can the UIAA do to help?• Global network of mountaineering and mountain user
federations, many with huts. (Estimate 10,000 + huts)• 71 federations in 61 countries• Global access through our website • Assist as conduit for information through UIAA website via
links• Connections to UNEP, IUCN, etc• Technology Transfer
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“Life is like a sewer, what you get out of it depends on what you put into it”
Tom Lehrer
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Final Thoughts
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