[MCR] Rockies, Grand Sentinel

Subject: [MCR] Rockies, Grand Sentinel
Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2013 07:58:19 -0600
I guided an ascent of the First Ascent Route on the Grand Sentinel yesterday, 
August 7th. My guest and I partnered up with a recreation parry of two who 
walked with us to the Sentinel, followed us up the route and descended to the 
car with us. We traveled as a party  of four as per the Grizzly bear 
restrictions.

Getting to the Sentinel from Sentinel Pass we followed a high trail that 
crossed four snow slopes and required a lot of step kicking. On the way back we 
took a lower trail that crossed the bottom of two of the snow slopes and was a 
better trail that did not demand as much step kicking, or present as much 
fall-away threat. I will take the lower trail both ways next time I'm there. My 
first climb of the Grand Sentinel and it is a fine route.

Happy trails,

Barry Blanchard
Mountain Guide
www.barryblanchard.ca
www.yamnuska.com




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