A picturesque granite summit on the ridge between upper LaCueva and Chimney canyons. Because of the low angle of the rock, climbs tend to be easy to moderate. Lost ledge seems to be the classic here, starting in a beautiful and smooth dihedral.
Getting There
Approach: Park in the upper Sandia Crest parking lot. Follow the fence line of the communication towers to the west, and follow a good trail down the east side of the mountain for a few switch backs until the limestone band is reached. For there, go left (or south) for about 100 feet until an easyish 4th class down climb is encountered (looks like a ramp for a while, the hard part is at the bottom). At the base of the down climb, trend a bit right and there is a climber’s trail that continues down, around a lesser formation, then to the sentinel. The map is a pretty rough drawing on how to get there, but should be helpful.
The Classics
Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for The Sentinel:
By RiggerMortis From: Albuquerque New Mexico Mar 6, 2009
5.7 seems like quite a stretch. This was one of my first trad climbs, and I recall feeling like the rope was overkill. Just a lot of blocks and shrubs. I wouldn't make any special effort to climb this. There are many better climbs in the area. Tombstone, for example.
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