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There’s a pooping problem on Colorado’s 14ers. Here’s what’s being done to help flush it away.

What to do if you need to poop in the high alpine environment (it’s not that complicated)

Jake Thomas, right, and Noah Schuh, co-founders of PACT Outdoors, a Colorado company that makes kits that can eliminate the problem of human waste in the backcountry. At this kiosk at the Mount Elbert north trailhead, they will be distributing free poop bags this summer for packing out human waste in partnership with the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative and the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics. The campaign has been dubbed Clean 14. (Provided by Jake Thomas/PACT Outdoors)
Jake Thomas, right, and Noah Schuh, co-founders of PACT Outdoors, a Colorado company that makes kits that can eliminate the problem of human waste in the backcountry. At this kiosk at the Mount Elbert north trailhead, they will be distributing free poop bags this summer for packing out human waste in partnership with the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative and the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics. The campaign has been dubbed Clean 14. (Provided by Jake Thomas/PACT Outdoors)
DENVER, CO - JANUARY 13 : Denver Post's John Meyer on Monday, January 13, 2014. (Photo By Cyrus McCrimmon/The Denver Post)
By | jmeyer@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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A crusade to combat the proliferation of poop in Colorado's backcountry entered a new frontier this week with the creation of a "Clean 14" initiative focusing on the state's iconic 14,000-foot peaks.
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