Montana man hikes out of the mountains to get help after he was impaled by a trekking pole

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

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

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

David Cifaldi, 32, was climbing Granite Peak with two friends on July 20 when he slipped on loose rocks at an altitude of about 3600 metres.