ER Nurse impales himself on trekking pole in freak hiking accident and miraculously climbs 10 miles for help
US News ER Nurse impales himself on trekking pole in freak hiking accident and miraculously climbs 10 miles for help By Zoe Hussain Published July 26, 2026, 11:14 p.m. Add The New York Post on Google A nurse impaled himself on a trekking pole in a freak hiking accident and miraculously climbed 10 miles down Montana’s tallest mountain for help — with the rod sticking out of either end of his torso the whole time. David Cifaldi, a 32-year-old emergency room nurse, was 11,800 feet into climbing Granite Peak with his two friends last Monday when he suddenly slipped and landed on the pole, according to KTMF and a GoFundMe created for his medical expenses.
- ▪US News ER Nurse impales himself on trekking pole in freak hiking accident and miraculously climbs 10 miles for help By Zoe Hussain Published July 26, 2026, 11:14 p.m.
- ▪Add The New York Post on Google A nurse impaled himself on a trekking pole in a freak hiking accident and miraculously climbed 10 miles down Montana’s tallest mountain for help — with the rod sticking out of either end of his torso the whol
- ▪David Cifaldi, a 32-year-old emergency room nurse, was 11,800 feet into climbing Granite Peak with his two friends last Monday when he suddenly slipped and landed on the pole, according to KTMF and a GoFundMe created for his medical expense
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