{"id":1964651,"date":"2026-05-31T08:01:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T05:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1964651"},"modified":"2026-05-31T08:01:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T05:01:22","slug":"7-year-old-climber-becomes-youngest-person-ever-to-summit-yosemites-el-capitan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1964651","title":{"rendered":"7-Year-Old Climber Becomes Youngest Person Ever to Summit Yosemite\u2019s El Capitan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_407521\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-407521\" style=\"width: 593px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-407521 lazyload\" src=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAlEAAAJPAQMAAABmbhN2AAAABlBMVEUAAAD\/\/\/+l2Z\/dAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAEJJREFUeNrtwYEAAAAAw6D5U1\/gCFUBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAwDevdAAB8\/yv1QAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt width=\"593\" height=\"591\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot_27-5-2026_155716_www.instagram.com_.jpeg?resize=593%2C591&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot_27-5-2026_155716_www.instagram.com_.jpeg?w=593&amp;ssl=1 593w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot_27-5-2026_155716_www.instagram.com_.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"593\" data-eio-rheight=\"591\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-407521\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot_27-5-2026_155716_www.instagram.com_.jpeg?resize=593%2C591&amp;ssl=1\" alt width=\"593\" height=\"591\" data-eio=\"l\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-407521\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joey and father Joe after the successful summit.| Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/samueladventure\/p\/DYnc5tOSJq4\/\">Samueladventureinstagram<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px auto;text-align: center;display: block;clear: both\">\n<!-- GAM 71161633\/SNWBR_snowbrains\/article_hrec_1 --><\/p>\n<div data-fuse=\"article_hrec_1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Most 6-year-olds spend their birthdays having a pizza party or getting together at the playground with friends.<\/strong> Joey Danger Evermore, now 7, is not like most elementary-age children. He chose to celebrate his 7th birthday summiting one of the world\u2019s most iconic peaks, Yosemite\u2019s El Capitan. Shockingly, Joey broke the record set by his older brother Sam in 2022. His brother amazingly set it at the age of 8, proving exceptional climbing skills run in the family.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related: <\/strong><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/snowbrains.com\/climber-rescued-after-being-pinned-under-16000-pound-boulder-on-mount-hood-or\/\">Climber Rescued After Being Pinned Under 16,000-Pound Boulder on Mount Hood, OR<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Joey completed the summit along with his older brothers Sam and Sylvan, his father Joe Evermore, and a documentary crew.<\/strong> The Evermores hail from Colorado Springs, Colorado, and are lifelong climbers. The brothers\u2019 impressive feat isn\u2019t random, rather something father Joe Evermore has instilled in them from a young age. Joe Evermore told <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/GMA\/Family\/year-boy-hopes-youngest-climb-el-capitan-safe\/story?id=92059814\">ABC News\u00a0<\/a>that each of their boys (once they turn 5) takes on one \u201ccolossal goal\u201d each year. He elaborated, saying \u201cIt has to be so big we work on it a little bit every day,\u201d he said of training with his four children. \u201cIt\u2019s got to be remarkable, something we can hang on the wall, and most importantly \u2014 you can\u2019t die, so you have to do it safely.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_243495\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-243495\" style=\"width: 1440px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-243495 lazyload\" src=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAoAAAAGrAQMAAABqgLQIAAAABlBMVEUAAAD\/\/\/+l2Z\/dAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAADhJREFUeNrtwTEBAAAAwqD1T+1tB6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADgDIcbAAEnbF1FAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\" alt=\"El Capitan, Yosemite CA\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/El-Cap-Yosemite-Facebook-1.jpg?resize=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/El-Cap-Yosemite-Facebook-1.jpg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/El-Cap-Yosemite-Facebook-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/El-Cap-Yosemite-Facebook-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/El-Cap-Yosemite-Facebook-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/El-Cap-Yosemite-Facebook-1.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/El-Cap-Yosemite-Facebook-1.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"640\" data-eio-rheight=\"427\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-243495\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/El-Cap-Yosemite-Facebook-1.jpg?resize=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"El Capitan, Yosemite CA\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" data-eio=\"l\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-243495\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The nose of El Capitan.| Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/ck\/a?!&amp;&amp;p=da55d9c7600748c9e24754ca6b17158322d6ad7fec9f573e2cf9cb7404ac7e68JmltdHM9MTc3OTg0MDAwMA&amp;ptn=3&amp;ver=2&amp;hsh=4&amp;fclid=0afa97dc-9b4e-60b7-1d73-80ba9a08616b&amp;psq=yosemite+facebook&amp;u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZmFjZWJvb2suY29tL1lvc2VtaXRlTlBTLw\">Yosemite Facebook<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>The climb took Joey and his family 5 days to complete.<\/strong> Joe and Sam Evermore shared the news of the successful summit on a joint <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYloZjcyYy-\/\">Instagram<\/a> post. \u201cJoey\u2019s birthday has been amazing. He started this journey as a six-year-old and now he\u2019s seven about to complete the impossible.\u201d the Instagram post stated.\u00a0 In Joey\u2019s words: \u201cI summited at six-seven,\u201d a nod to the popular internet meme.\u00a0 The ascent took nearly a full five days to complete. The climb was performed as a rope ascent, a technique where the climber uses mechanical ascenders to gradually climb up fixed ropes. This differs from the traditional lead climbing method, where climbers ascend the formation pitch by pitch. While a different form of climbing than is typically associated with Yosemite big wall climbing, it still requires pulling yourself and your gear up 3,000 vertical feet of granite over several days, with nights spent pitched thousands of feet above the valley floor.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/snowbrains.com\/snowbrains-forecast-light-late-may-sierra-refresh-for-california\/\">SnowBrains Forecast: Light Late-May Sierra Refresh for California<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Joeys mother also took the opportunity to announce some exciting news from far below the climbers on the valley floor; Joey is expecting a baby sister.<\/strong> According to Joe, the boys nearly tipped the portaledge jumping for joy at the exciting news. With two more Evermore kids either on the way or coming up in age, it will be exciting to see what this adventurous family continues to accomplish in the coming years.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_407523\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-407523\" style=\"width: 448px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-407523 lazyload\" src=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAcAAAAJVAQMAAABzqLddAAAABlBMVEUAAAD\/\/\/+l2Z\/dAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAADdJREFUeNrtwQEBAAAAgiD\/r25IQAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABcGhO0AAbar8hIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" alt width=\"448\" height=\"597\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot_27-5-2026_155912_www.instagram.com_.jpeg?resize=448%2C597&amp;ssl=1\" data-eio-rwidth=\"448\" data-eio-rheight=\"597\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-407523\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot_27-5-2026_155912_www.instagram.com_.jpeg?resize=448%2C597&amp;ssl=1\" alt width=\"448\" height=\"597\" data-eio=\"l\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-407523\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Evermore brothers on the iconic peak together.| Photo Credit: Samueladventureinstagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\" style=\"margin: 8px auto;text-align: center;display: block;clear: both\">\n<!-- GAM 71161633\/SNWBR_snowbrains\/article_hrec_2 --><\/p>\n<div data-fuse=\"article_hrec_2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joey and father Joe after the successful summit.| Photo Credit: Samueladventureinstagram Most 6-year-olds spend their birthdays having a pizza party or getting together at the playground with friends. 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