A steel pole pierced his body. He hiked 10 miles off a mountain anyway.

David Cifaldi was approaching the top of Montana’s highest peak with two friends when their hiking adventure took a dangerous turn: Cifaldi slipped and impaled himself on his trekking pole

In an incredible display of resilience, a nurse endured a life-threatening injury on Granite Peak in Montana. With a pole piercing his side, he bravely trekked over ten miles down the treacherous terrain. Relying on his medical expertise, he evaluated his injuries and chose to make the strenuous descent, aided by his f