Man impaled by a hiking pole treks 10 miles down mountain

Instead of calling for a helicopter rescue, David Cifaldi hiked down Montana’s Granite Peak with a hiking pole piercing his side.

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David Cifaldi was hiking Montana’s Granite Peak with friends when he slipped and was impaled by his trekking pole. Remarkably, the pole missed all major organs. Rather than call for a helicopter rescue, Cifaldi hiked 10 miles down the mountain on foot. As a wound care nurse, he immediately shifted into professional mode, assessing and managing his injury throughout the ordeal.

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