Montana man hikes out of the mountains to get help after he was impaled by a trekking pole
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This photo provided by David Cifaldi shows Cifaldi while he was being treated Monday, July 20, 2026, at St. Vincent Regional Hospital in Billings, Mont. (Jessee Ross via AP)This photo provided by David Cifaldi shows Cifaldi while he was being treated Monday, July 20, 2026, at St. Vincent Regional Hospital in Billings, Mont. (Jesse Ross via AP)This photo provided by David Cifaldi shows Cifaldi after he impaled himself on a trekking pole while attempting to climb Montanas highest summit, Granite Peak, on Monday, July 20, 2026, near Roscoe, Mont. (Jesse Ross via AP)Mystic Lake is seen from the Phantom Creek Trail in the Beartooth Mountains on Monday, July 20, 2026, near Roscoe, Mont. (David Cifaldi via AP)
This photo provided by David Cifaldi shows Cifaldi while he was being treated Monday, July 20, 2026, at St. Vincent Regional Hospital in Billings, Mont. (Jessee Ross via AP)
