For a number of years now, flying around the Pemberton icecap via the Elaho has been a big flying dream of mine. In my honest opinion, It's one of, if not the most classic lines in our local coast range. It follows such a beautiful natural path using numerous valley systems, gives stunning positions and encompasses a massive amount of ice and alpine terrain. The Elaho, however, doesn't go without a bit of spice. It's remote and boasts a large section with no places to land down in the valley. It deserves great respect and definitely shouldn't be taken lightly.

I still remember that day in late May, 2017, When I heard Scott Flavelle flew it for the first time. I had only been flying for a year and a half at that point and was absolutely blown away. Reading what he wrote about his flight was nothing short of inspiring. Over time it'd get flown by a handful of great pilots but for me it'd be put on a pedestal until I felt I was ready to give it a proper attempt on a proper day.

Finally that day comes. With a great crew to fly with: Corey, Al, Luke and Tom and ridiculously good forecast, We had the privilege of experiencing the ice cap loop in some of the best conditions I could ever hope for.

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