David Cifaldi was hiking with friends on Montana's Granite Peak when a dangerous accident happened. He slipped and fell, and his own trekking pole impaled him.
Remarkably, the pole missed all of his major organs. Instead of calling for a helicopter rescue, Cifaldi decided to walk down the mountain himself. He hiked 10 miles on foot to reach safety.
Cifaldi is a professional wound care nurse. Throughout the ordeal, he stayed calm and used his medical training to assess and manage his serious injury until he reached help.