The P1 start described below does not exactly match that in Mike Hill's guide; the guide refers to a larger vertical crack (~1 inch) and has the route trend a little left to arrive below the bulge.
P1: A variety of technique quickly sees you past the crack described below. Head mostly directly up working around loose blocks to a bulge with a button-head bolt. The bolt is not hard to spot using the described start. Unlock the moves past the bulge (5.7), continue up past the short evergreen tree, reaching a nice, flat, large-ish belay ledge at 30 meters.
P2: Head up on easy terrain to a bit below the left side of the roof. Follow cracks up and rightward to the approximate middle of the roof. Traverse right (5.7) out from under the roof on thin pro. Continue up to the top.
Regarding the FA team: "Briqan" is in my Hill's guide. If someone knows that's a typo and the name is "Brian Holcomb" then I'll fix the FA names here.
Location
Start at the base clockwise from Lost Ledge but before reaching the West Face of The Sentinel. We started up a small vertical crack (~half inch) intermittantly choked with soil and vegetation. At this start are the roots of a blown over tree with a rougly ten inch diameter trunk (June 2009).
Alternately, about 5 or 10 feet to climber's right is a ~one inch crack. I now suspect this is the start described in Hill's guide. Starting at the ~one inch crack looks cleaner and more interesting. If someone does it, post a description from that start up to the bulge with the bolt and I'd be glad to update this description.
Protection
Standard rack. A couple small nuts or slider nuts may be useful above the P1 bulge.
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