{"id":4384,"date":"2026-07-27T22:45:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T22:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=4384"},"modified":"2026-07-27T22:45:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T22:45:31","slug":"man-hikes-10-miles-after-impaling-himself-in-freak-trekking-pole-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=4384","title":{"rendered":"Man Hikes 10 Miles After Impaling Himself in Freak Trekking Pole Accident"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p>A Montana man walked 10 miles to safety with a trekking pole speared through his torso after slipping near the summit of the state\u2019s highest mountain. David Cifaldi fell on one of his poles close to the top of the 12,803-foot Granite Peak during a hike with two friends. \u201cBy the time I rolled over, I kind of knew something wasn\u2019t right,\u201d he told CBS affiliate KVTQ. The pole pierced his side below his left arm and exited through his lower back, narrowly missing vital organs. \u201cThrough my skin, I could feel the trekking pole,\u201d he said. Cifaldi, an emergency room nurse trained in wound care, said his medical instincts took over. \u201cAs soon as I was able to self-assess and establish that this was not life-threatening right now, I was pretty convinced I was going to get off that mountain under my own power.\u201d He and his friends hiked six-and-a-half hours back down after alerting authorities with a satellite communicator. Friend Jesse Ross said Cifaldi shielded other hikers from the gruesome sight. \u201cThere\u2019s families, and he had us hike ahead and warn people so young kids didn\u2019t have to see such a gnarly wound,\u201d Ross said. \u201cJust so selfless.\u201d Surgeons in Billings later removed the pole. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=4378\">Trump Hit by Brutal Verdict on His Signature Project<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read it at <span>The Guardian<\/span><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Montana man walked 10 miles to safety with a trekking pole speared through his torso after slipping near the summit of the state\u2019s highest mountain. 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