Hiker treks to safety after impaling himself on trekking pole in Montana

David Cifaldi and his two hiking companions were crossing Montana's ominous Froze-to-Death Plateau and approaching the top of the state's highest peak when their adventure took a bizarre and dangerous turn: Cifaldi slipped and impaled himself on his trekking pole as he fell.

David Cifaldi and his two hiking companions were crossing Montana's ominous Froze-to-Death Plateau and approaching the top of the state's highest peak when their adventure took a bizarre and dangerous turn: Cifaldi slipped and impaled himself on his trekking pole as he fell.

3 min readJul 30, 2026 10:46 AM IST David Cifaldi was impaled by a trekking pole after falling near the summit of Granite Peak in Montana. (Photo/Go Fund Me)David Cifaldi was hiking Montana’s tallest mountain on July 20 with two of his friends when he slipped on a rock after nearly seven hours on the trail. The first t

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David Cifaldi was scaling Montana's tallest mountain with his two friends when he lost his footing on the rocky terrain and as he fell his trekking pole penetrated his body

David Cifaldi was hiking up Granite Peak, Montana’s tallest mountain, last week when he slipped and fell on one of his trekking poles. A wound nurse, he went into survival mode.