Wow, how lucky are we to have two epic peaks within a 30 minute drive of Anchorage? You have probably seen these guys as you drive around Anchorage. They are set back a bit, so they don’t appear to be some of the larger peaks of the Chugach front range. Keyword: appear. These are both around 5,000 ft, which is pretty tall for the Chugach front range.(For comparison, Flattop is 3,510 ft tall) You can access them from the Rabbit Lake trailhead: The Rabbit Lake trailhead is to the South of the Flattop/Glenn Alps trailhead. Best way to get there is to take De Armoun Rd east(towards the mountains) until you just can’t anymore. Anyway, there are various ways to climb these two peaks. I’ll describe it from the Rabbit Lake side. But first: WARNING: CLIMBINGISINHERENTLYDANGEROUS, HAVE A PLAN, AND A BACKUPPLAN, ANDEXTRALAYERSANDWATER. If it’s well into summer(Mid-June onward) these are both probably a craggy, scree-filled, strenuous hike to the top. If there is a lot of snow, a helmet, ice axe, and crampons may be required. From Rabbit Lake, climb up to the saddle inbetween the two peaks. From here turn left(north) to climb up North Suicide. You can then turn around and do the same thing for South Suicide. As you’re coming down South, be on the lookout for scree/snow gulley on your left. This makes the descent a lot easier. I went up in late May during some gorgeous weather, can’t wait to get up there in the winter!
