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A steel pole pierced his body. He hiked 10 miles off a mountain anyway.

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

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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

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    How it started
    01How it started

    A steel pole pierced his body. He hiked 10 miles off a mountain anyway.

    What happened

    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 A steel pole pierced his body. He hiked 10 miles off a mountain anyway.

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