An airline lost his gear, dashing his dream of hiking the West Coast Trail. Then strangers stepped in to help

Cragun Foulger had long dreamed of hiking the West Coast Trail, the rugged 75-kilometre hike along the west coast of Vancouver Island that is considered a bucket-list trip for hikers and adventurers.

“It was so enticing,” Foulger told CBC’s On the Coast from Salt Lake City. “It just embodied everything that I really enjoy about hiking.”

Foulger’s trip to B.C. earlier this month was almost ruined, he said, after his airline lost all of his hiking gear, but he managed to complete the hike between Port Renfrew and Bamfield thanks to the kindness of strangers. 

Foulger says he spent a lot of time preparing for the hike, ensuring he was in the proper physical condition and had all the proper gear. 

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