大卫·西法尔迪是一名受过急诊护理培训的登山者，7月20日在蒙大拿州最高峰花岗岩峰登顶过程中遭遇意外1。他在距离山顶约1000英尺处滑落，登山杖穿过他的左臂下方侧面并刺入下背部1。这座山峰高度为12,803英尺1。
西法尔迪对自己的伤情进行了评估，判断伤口虽然严重但不会立即危及生命1。他表示"通过皮肤，我能感觉到登山杖。我知道它没有刺得很深，我也知道我能进行深呼吸"1。随后，西法尔迪与两位同伴一起花费6.5小时徒步10英里下山至登山口1。到达登山口后，他被送往医院进行手术以取出登山杖1。同伴杰西·罗斯对西法尔迪的表现评价为"真是太无私了"1。
David Cifaldi was struck by his own trekking pole on July 20 while attempting to summit Granite Peak, Montana's highest mountain at 12,803 feet 1. The accident occurred approximately 1,000 feet from the summit, when Cifaldi fell and the pole pierced through his left side below the armpit and into his lower back 1. Despite the serious nature of the injury, Cifaldi, who has emergency care training, assessed his condition and determined it was not immediately life-threatening 1.
Rather than waiting for rescue, Cifaldi made the decision to descend the mountain on foot with two companions 1. The group hiked 10 miles back to the trailhead over 6.5 hours 1. "Through my skin, I could feel the trekking pole. I knew it wasn't deep, and I knew I could take deep breaths," Cifaldi recalled of the injury 1. Upon reaching the trailhead, he was transported to a hospital where surgeons removed the trekking pole during an operation 1. One of his hiking companions, Jesse Ross, described Cifaldi's resolve during the descent, saying, "Just so selfless" 1. Following his recovery, Cifaldi plans to return to Granite Peak to complete his summit attempt 1.
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