Joey Danger started climbing El Capitan as a 6 year old and finished five days later as a 7 year old, making him the youngest person to climb this epic rock face in Yosemite National Park. Joey beat his older brother’s record and celebrated his birthday on the wall.
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Joe Evermore is the family patriarch, and he says big challenges like climbing El Cap are a sort of rite of passage for the family of six. Evermore shared frequent updates of Joey’s record-breaking ascent on social media, including a high-altitude gender reveal for baby #5 of the family—a girl. For Joey, who already has three brothers, the news was a treat.
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See the 7-year-old boy who climbed El Capitan with his dad here:
See some behind-the-scenes clips in this interview with the Evermore family below (or watch here).
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