Tabeguache Peak (14,155 ft) and Mt. Shavano (14,229 ft)
Tabeguache Peak is a tad elusive. It's located on a connecting ridge to Mt. Shavano, and there's no real good way to reach it other than by going up and over Shavano (and returning the same way). In 2005, Lisa and I tried to summit both but were turned back by weather. In 2008, we tried again from a different direction but retreated due to weather. Third time's a charm. Starting insanely early, we reach Shavano's summit, descended into the saddle, ascended Tabaguache, descended back into the saddle, re-ascended Shavano, and finally claimed victory. Tabeguache was Brian's 30th 14er climbed (out of 53 in the state) and now he's climbed all of the 14ers in the Front Range, Ten Mile/Mosquito Range, and Sawatch Range.
Hitting the trail early!
Still dark...but dawn is right around the corner
Sunlight begins to blast through the trees
Looking down at the Arkansas River Valley
Looking across the valley at one of the ridges of Mt. Shavano
Lost Mountain and Missouri Hill across the valley catch some morning sunlight
Lisa ascending above treeline
Clouds breaking up with the morning sun
Hiking towards the moon
The summit of Tabeguache visible from the slopes of Shavano
Making the last rocky push towards the summit of Shavano
Lisa nears the summit on Shavano
Tabeguache calls like a siren across the ridge...a siren begging you to walk another 1 miles, drop 600 feet, regain 500 feet, then retrace your steps back over Shavano
A fuzzy friend (a marmot) greets us along our hike to Shavano
Mt. Antero, Princeton, Yale, Harvard, Columbia, and many other 14ers all to the north
The moon just to the left of the Tabeguache summit
Brian on the summit of Tabeguache - his 30th 14er!
Brian and Lisa on Tabeguache
The summit of Shavano, as seen from the summit of Tabeguache
Tabeguache summit panorama If you look closely to the southwest (about 1/4 of the way from the right side of the photo) you can see Monarch ski area.
The summit of Shavano, Tabeguache is on the left
Descending off of Shavano, clouds building to the north
From the saddle, looking back at Shavano
Descending
Back in the trees...
An unnamed creek by the trail
Mt. Shavano seen from the road (the pointy peak in the middle) - Tabeguache is behind it to the right, not visible
