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Sentry Mountain
Crowsnest Pass, Alberta
July 21, 2002
Distance: 8.4 km (5.2 mi)
Cumulative Elevation Gain: 1057 m (3468 ft)
Following the west ridge, the route up Sentry Mountain is straightforward and interesting. Near the top, the scrambling becomes more challenging. If you don't mind exposure, stay close to the ridge. Instead of returning the same way, we ran down the scree slope and followed a drainage out at the bottom.
Sentry Mountain seen from Mount Erickson
After hiking partway up, we hit our first scrambling section
Looking northwest at Mount Erickson
Gentle grade on the lower section
Scrambling became more interesting as we climbed higher
Looking back along the ridge
The ridge narrows
A few small ups and downs along the way
The hill behind is Island Ridge
Looking back down the ridge
Crowsnest Lake below and Crowsnest Mountain on the right
Dinah negotiates a particularly steep
section just before the summit
After reaching the summit, we came down a scree slope
Back in the trees
Descending the drainage
82 G/10 Crowsnest
