Camp Muir via Disappointment Cleaver Route and Pebble Creek Trail
6.8 mi
Distance
1 hrs 58 min
Time
terrain
8,510 ft
Elev Gain
Overview
This is a moderate one way trail in Mount Rainier National Park.
This trail goes by Jackson Visitor Center, Relief Map of Mount Rainier, Alta Vista, Glacier Vista, Tough Place to Bloom, Danger Zone, Moon Rocks, Camp Muir, Cathedral Rocks, and Disappointment Cleaver.
Sights to See
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Public Tracks
Rainier via Disappointment Cleaver (DC)
BASIC GLACIER CLIMB, JUN-AUG
From Camp Muir follow obvious traverse of the upper Cowlitz and scramble the Cathedral Rocks Ridge to gain access to the Ingraham Glacier (10,500 ft). Traverse the glacier (Ingraham Flats) to the lower southern base of Disappointment Cleaver. This traverse should be done as quickly as possible due to overhanging seracs. The route onto the Cleaver is approximately 300 ft above the Cleaver's nose.
Continue to the top of the Cleaver (12,300 ft), and climb as directly to the east crater rim as crevasses will allow. To gain the true summit, scramble down into the crater and cross directly to the west crater rim. The summit register is just below and northeast of the true summit (14,411 ft) by a large boulder.