Sentinel Climbed with Boy Scout Canteen by Young guys

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Kalimon

Social climber

Ridgway, CO

Apr 23, 2014 - 11:25pm PT

Awesome Guido! Hope you are doing well.

Dennis Hennek

climber

Apr 24, 2014 - 12:10am PT

Thanks BBA, i always love the old stories from BITD
and this has to be one of the best.

Blakey

Trad climber

Sierra Vista

Apr 24, 2014 - 04:34am PT

Absolutely super stuff. I so want to do this climb, but never seem to get around to it.....
Some day!

Double D

climber

Apr 24, 2014 - 09:15am PT

Pure gold... thanks Bill.

kaholatingtong

Trad climber

Nevada City

Apr 24, 2014 - 09:43am PT

this is good.

donini

Trad climber

Ouray, Colorado

Apr 24, 2014 - 11:25am PT

Pricesless photos Guido and great story Bill! I see Jeff every year or so and Lito is my neighbor in Patagonia. Jeff just had a hip repacement and is doing well.

NutAgain!

Trad climber

South Pasadena, CA

Apr 24, 2014 - 02:50pm PT

Nice to read this all over again and hear it just as if it was the first time. It soothes my ego a bit to know that even badasses considered this a big adventure. I just got a tinge of longing to head back up there. I'm getting back into normal handjam shape, but no practice on wide stuff for quite a while.

guyman

Social climber

Moorpark, CA.

Apr 24, 2014 - 06:53pm PT

BBA... that was so good, post more please.

I started in 1973... after about 3 mounths of Stoney we went to the Valley..... BBA, Guido, and Bosch, were the subjects of many of the Stoney stories.... Chounard, Robbins and Warren were gods.

Ahhhh the old days.....

BBA

climber

Topic Author's Reply - Apr 25, 2014 - 12:19pm PT

I could add the aftermath. Jeff and I got back to Camp 4 where he crashed. I was pretty high about the whole thing, washed up a bit and decided a fitting reward for my achievement would be doughnuts at Degnan’s, lots of them. I set out to walk over saying to myself, and perhaps out loud, “mfer, you did Sentinel!” and other things of that sort, but somewhere near Swan Slab I became so woozy I laid down in the warm pine needles by the trail and fell sound asleep – perhaps passed out is the right description.

People use the trail from Camp 4 to the Village a lot, but no one gave me a nudge to see if I was alive, or if they did I responded like a slug to a stimulus with some slight movement. When I woke up the sun told me it was after noon, so hamburger, fries and chocolate shake would have to do. Brushed the pine needles off and the adventure was concluded.

Reilly

Mountain climber

The Other Monrovia- CA

Apr 25, 2014 - 01:04pm PT

I wish I wasn't claustrophobic, or a woosie.

guyman

Social climber

Moorpark, CA.

Apr 25, 2014 - 01:32pm PT

BBA... you hit the WALL.

I have passed out before at the base of Swan Slab.... but not from to much climbing.

Willoughby

Social climber

Truckee, CA

Apr 25, 2014 - 01:51pm PT

Awesome stuff! I think y'all are burying the lead though. Did I read that correctly? Did you fall out of the Narrows?!?! I wouldn't think that were possible, unless you were quite a skinny fella.