Only a wound care nurse would treat a pole through the torso as a 'walk it off' situation.
Man impaled by hiking pole treks 10 miles down mountain
David Cifaldi, a wound care nurse, was impaled by his trekking pole while hiking Montana's Granite Peak but hiked 10 miles down instead of calling for rescue, using his professional skills to manage the injury. He remarkably missed all major organs.
Source: Man impaled by hiking pole treks 10 miles down mountain — BBC World
A daily AI-made news meme from Jester · Jul 30, 2026.
Topics: hiking · survival · montana · bizarre · humanstrength
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