Route Climbed: Blank Cabin TH Date Climbed: 16 July 2005
Trailfinding can be an issue throughout. Very rocky tracks can be lost when underbrush opens out on lower slopes.
If you climb to the saddle before turning toward the summit, be aware that there is a prominent track visible on the left and if you follow that, as we did, you will have some balance climbing before the summit. I suggest you turn toward the visible summit about 200 meters before the saddle and just scramble up from there. This both shorter and easier than going all the way to the saddle.
Route Climbed: Jennings Creek Date Climbed: June 7, 2003
WE climbed Shavano via the Jennings creek trailhead. Shavano was a relatively difficult mountain, though one of the more spectacular in the Sawatch the Angel was in full flutter during our hike.
Route Climbed: Blank Gulch Date Climbed: July 17th, 2005
Solo, VERY early so to be able to take my time. Summited Mt.Shavano early enough ( 9:50) to procede to Tabeguache with not a cloud in the sky! Too much time consuming talus, but not as bad as La Plata, I thought.. Took many photos of all the different kinds of pretty flowers I'll need to look up their names...Will try to post them. This was a long hot day without sunglasses, nor sunscreen....so much for starting out in the dark! Evident haze still in the horizon from the recent forest fires. Great, great day!
Route Climbed: Blank Gulch Date Climbed: June 28, 2005
Went over Shavano on the way to Tabeguache. I glissaded the Angel (what was left of it) on the way down for a quick descent. Some storms caused many of us that day to run off the summit.
Route Climbed: Blanks Gulch Trailhead Date Climbed: June 18, 2005
Perfect day for a climb. Left trailhead around 630am. Summitted Shavano, then hiked the saddle to Tabeguache. Met Mark and Myron (see below) on the summit. Spent lots of time on top Tabeguache waiting for the rest of our group to summit. Awesome weather to take a nap on top of a 14er...very warm and virtually no wind while we were up there. Glissade down the angel was great too.
Route Climbed: From Blank's Gulch Date Climbed: Saturday June 18, 2005
Started up at 7:04AM on an excellent trail, just a very little snow coming out of timber line, high winds at the saddle, reached summit at 10:00AM after losing the trail and scambling some. Rested 25 mins. then over to Tabeguache in about 45 mins. Rested about another 30 mins then retraced my steps down and glissaded down a snow field on Tabeguache and another much larger one on Shavano, way fun!! Back to the car at 2:36, my 10th & 11th 14'ers and another beautiful day in Colorado, sweet!!
Route Climbed: East Slopes Date Climbed: 4 Jun 2005
Left at 5:45 in the morning and stayed on the trail until about 11,000' where we put on crampons. Above here everything was covered in fresh snow, but just a little covering the firm snow underneath. Took the first arm of the angel up until it ended then headed straight for the summit on tundra & rock. Reached the summit after four hours in very strong winds and cold. My partner went down and I traversed over to Tabeguache and back in 1hr 45min. By then the snow had already melted and I made my way back to the trailhead from Shavano in two hours.
Route Climbed: Pack Trail with a descent of the Angel Date Climbed: June 06, 2005
Fun mellow 14'er. The glissade down the angel was a blast. Don't feed the marmot on the summit. He'll beg for your food and practically crawl into your lap but be strong. :-)
Route Climbed: Angel of Shavano (Blank Gulch TH) Date Climbed: May 29, 2005
Started on the TH around 6:30 am, reached the Angel around 7:45-8ish. Snow was already getting mushy, by the time we reached the neck & arms I was starting to posthole. Gorgeous views up top! Storms all around us, but none over us =)
Route Climbed: Blank Gulch Date Climbed: September 2004
Solo Trip - As most people, I hiked Shavano and Tabeguache together. Weather was great and the aspens were changing. From the summit, the aspens looked like rivers of gold pouring off the mountain. A great time to hike these peaks.
Route Climbed: Angel of Shavano Couloir Date Climbed: June 11, 1994
Before reaching the first major switchback in the trail leading up the east ridge, I angled back down into the drainage and bushwhacked thru a not-too-dense section of forest before reaching the snowfield. I then strapped on my crampons, hoisted my axe and kicked upward on the hard snow for an hour and fifteen minutes. Any cornice or continuation of the snow to the saddle had already melted that year, and the arms were almost gone as well, so it was a huff and puff up the talus to the summit. On the descent, I glissaded the Angel, from top to bottom in less than 15 minutes, but my ice axe was mandatory due to the firmness of the snow.
kilimanjaro1 - Jul 31, 2005 9:46 pm
Route Climbed: East Slopes from Blank Gulch TH Date Climbed: July 21, 2005Climbed with a group of men from my church.
HeatherF - Jul 25, 2005 5:56 pm
Route Climbed: Blank Gulch Trailhead-Shavano Trail Date Climbed: August 25, 2002Great day.
dacunto - Jul 25, 2005 1:33 pm
Route Climbed: Blank Cabin TH Date Climbed: 16 July 2005Trailfinding can be an issue throughout. Very rocky tracks can be lost when underbrush opens out on lower slopes.
If you climb to the saddle before turning toward the summit, be aware that there is a prominent track visible on the left and if you follow that, as we did, you will have some balance climbing before the summit. I suggest you turn toward the visible summit about 200 meters before the saddle and just scramble up from there. This both shorter and easier than going all the way to the saddle.
Cortez - Jul 24, 2005 1:20 pm
Route Climbed: Jennings Creek Date Climbed: June 7, 2003WE climbed Shavano via the Jennings creek trailhead. Shavano was a relatively difficult mountain, though one of the more spectacular in the Sawatch the Angel was in full flutter during our hike.
Hiking Party:
Michael Booker
Jennifer Booker
Don Nalley
Sarah
Billy Boy
Shiloh
Helga - Jul 18, 2005 11:34 pm
Route Climbed: Blank Gulch Date Climbed: July 17th, 2005Solo, VERY early so to be able to take my time. Summited Mt.Shavano early enough ( 9:50) to procede to Tabeguache with not a cloud in the sky! Too much time consuming talus, but not as bad as La Plata, I thought.. Took many photos of all the different kinds of pretty flowers I'll need to look up their names...Will try to post them. This was a long hot day without sunglasses, nor sunscreen....so much for starting out in the dark! Evident haze still in the horizon from the recent forest fires. Great, great day!
scvanm - Jul 17, 2005 9:37 pm
Route Climbed: East Slopes from Blank Gulch Date Climbed: July 15th 2005#12..... Saw Mountain Goats and Bighorn Sheep. Great day!!!! (Sean, Jordan, CJ)
doumall - Jul 13, 2005 2:47 pm
Route Climbed: Angel of Shavano Date Climbed: July, 1 200418th 14er!
Ed F - Jun 29, 2005 4:07 pm
Route Climbed: Blank Gulch Date Climbed: June 28, 2005Went over Shavano on the way to Tabeguache. I glissaded the Angel (what was left of it) on the way down for a quick descent. Some storms caused many of us that day to run off the summit.
bdewoody - Jun 26, 2005 5:34 pm
Route Climbed: Angel of Shavano Date Climbed: May 2005A great snow climb with an even better slide down.
jhansen007 - Jun 19, 2005 2:56 pm
Route Climbed: Blanks Gulch Trailhead Date Climbed: June 18, 2005Perfect day for a climb. Left trailhead around 630am. Summitted Shavano, then hiked the saddle to Tabeguache. Met Mark and Myron (see below) on the summit. Spent lots of time on top Tabeguache waiting for the rest of our group to summit. Awesome weather to take a nap on top of a 14er...very warm and virtually no wind while we were up there. Glissade down the angel was great too.
myrone - Jun 19, 2005 8:49 am
Route Climbed: From Blank's Gulch Date Climbed: Saturday June 18, 2005Started up at 7:04AM on an excellent trail, just a very little snow coming out of timber line, high winds at the saddle, reached summit at 10:00AM after losing the trail and scambling some. Rested 25 mins. then over to Tabeguache in about 45 mins. Rested about another 30 mins then retraced my steps down and glissaded down a snow field on Tabeguache and another much larger one on Shavano, way fun!! Back to the car at 2:36, my 10th & 11th 14'ers and another beautiful day in Colorado, sweet!!
chef007 - Jun 17, 2005 12:57 pm
Route Climbed: South East Slope a.k.a Purgatory gulch Date Climbed: June 16 2005Did this mountain as well as Espirit Point and Tabequache. Saw some mountain goats on the saddle and a few marmots at the top.
James C - Jun 11, 2005 1:44 pm
Route Climbed: the angel Date Climbed: May 28 2005The Angel was totally awesome...better than hiking on talus, it made the climb a whole lot better, especially when glissading, the summit is nice too
bc44caesar - Jun 8, 2005 6:10 pm
Route Climbed: East Slopes Date Climbed: 4 Jun 2005Left at 5:45 in the morning and stayed on the trail until about 11,000' where we put on crampons. Above here everything was covered in fresh snow, but just a little covering the firm snow underneath. Took the first arm of the angel up until it ended then headed straight for the summit on tundra & rock. Reached the summit after four hours in very strong winds and cold. My partner went down and I traversed over to Tabeguache and back in 1hr 45min. By then the snow had already melted and I made my way back to the trailhead from Shavano in two hours.
Foxy Long Bottoms - Jun 8, 2005 2:51 pm
Route Climbed: Pack Trail with a descent of the Angel Date Climbed: June 06, 2005Fun mellow 14'er. The glissade down the angel was a blast. Don't feed the marmot on the summit. He'll beg for your food and practically crawl into your lap but be strong. :-)
Asphazell - Jun 2, 2005 12:20 pm
Route Climbed: Angel of Shavano (Blank Gulch TH) Date Climbed: May 29, 2005Started on the TH around 6:30 am, reached the Angel around 7:45-8ish. Snow was already getting mushy, by the time we reached the neck & arms I was starting to posthole. Gorgeous views up top! Storms all around us, but none over us =)
Old Ickabod - Mar 31, 2005 8:53 am
Route Climbed: Blank Gulch Date Climbed: September 2004Solo Trip - As most people, I hiked Shavano and Tabeguache together. Weather was great and the aspens were changing. From the summit, the aspens looked like rivers of gold pouring off the mountain. A great time to hike these peaks.
ColoradoScott - Feb 2, 2005 12:34 pm
Route Climbed: Angel of Shavano Couloir Date Climbed: June 11, 1994Before reaching the first major switchback in the trail leading up the east ridge, I angled back down into the drainage and bushwhacked thru a not-too-dense section of forest before reaching the snowfield. I then strapped on my crampons, hoisted my axe and kicked upward on the hard snow for an hour and fifteen minutes. Any cornice or continuation of the snow to the saddle had already melted that year, and the arms were almost gone as well, so it was a huff and puff up the talus to the summit. On the descent, I glissaded the Angel, from top to bottom in less than 15 minutes, but my ice axe was mandatory due to the firmness of the snow.
Richrat - Jan 30, 2005 8:05 pm
Route Climbed: Blank Gulch Trail Date Climbed: August 2004Weather was great. I saw a lot of wildlife.
csmcgranahan - Oct 31, 2004 9:46 pm
Route Climbed: Blank Gulch Trailhead Date Climbed: August, 2003This was a great but steep and fairly long (like most Sawatch peaks) hike. This was the only fourteener I summit in 2003.