East Fork
Sentinel
Keeping guard of the East Fork at the most Northern end, the
Sentinel will not allow you to easily claim a find. After all, it
is the Sentinel’s responsibility to deter your presence on
that peak.
To avoid a severe
nightmarish buck-thorn bushwhack comply with the
following
Flank the ridge to the North between the two given way points.
Ignore this advice and you will be very sorry. The buck-thorn is
from waist to chest high and VERY unforgiving. To put it bluntly,
you will bleed while being subjected to great pain.
A few
thoughts
- Long pants are advised.
- Depending on your route you will encounter small sections of
Class 3, bring leather gloves.
- Seriously consider insect repellant and bug netting for your
head.
- To the exception of avoiding the buck-thorn, waypoints will not
be given. Plotting your own route and executing it is part of this
challenge.
- Do this right and the Sentinel will be nothing more than a
strenuous hill climb.
- A topographical map does a really great job at depicting the
features of terrain. The one thing it will not indicate is the
actual growth of vegetation. Expect it, as it is there.
The cache is a pelican container under rocks at the base of two
trees growing out of a single point. FTF, take what you want.