Hiker Trekked 10 Miles to Safety After Impaling Himself on Pole

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.David Cifaldi and two friends were hiking toward the summit of Granite Peak in Montana last week when he slipped and fell on one of his trekking poles. It pierced his shirt and backpack.