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Incredible 7-year-old called ‘Danger’ becomes youngest to scale notorious 7,600 ft El Capitan

Nypost · · 530 words · By Titus Wu
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Incredible 7-year-old called ‘Danger’ becomes youngest to scale notorious 7,600 ft El Capitan See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Incredible 7-year-old called ‘Danger’ becomes youngest to scale notorious 7,600 ft El Capitan See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The California Post on GoogleMost seven-year-old children celebrate their birthdays with family and friends, eating cake and having festivities.

Common ground

But Joey Danger Evermore enjoyed his according to his name — by climbing El Capitan in Yosemite National Park.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/25/lifestyle/incredible-7-year-old-called-danger-beco…

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Loaded Language 80% confidence
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The family is from Colorado Springs, Colorado.”
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One web search result mentions 'Joe and Ann Evermore live in Colorado', but the Wikipedia results provided are irrelevant (Taylor Swift album, etc.) and do not confirm the specific city of Colorado Springs.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Daniel O'Shea (born February 13, 1991) is an American pair skater. He currently competes with Ellie Kam. With Kam, he is a 2026 Olympic Games team event gold medalist, the 2024 Four Continents bronze …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_O'Shea
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of amusement parks in the Americas sorted by region.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_amusement_parks_in_the…
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Claim 2: “The towering monolith in Yosemite National Park was deemed un-climbable until 1958 — and the first ascent, by Warren Harding, took 45 days.”
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Wikipedia and other sources confirm Warren Harding led the first ascent of El Capitan, which took approximately 45 days (though dates vary between 1957 and 1958 in the provided snippets, the 45-day duration is consistent).
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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 12, 2018 ... Altogether, it took Harding and his partners about 45 days of climbing to reach the top of El Capitan. Last summer, two California climbers ...
https://www.californiasun.co/in-warren-harding-redefined-the…
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web search NEUTRAL — Warren Harding (June 18, 1924 – February 27, 2002) was an American rock climber. He was the leader of the first team to climb El Capitan, Yosemite Valley, ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Harding_(climber)
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 24, 2014 ... In 1957 Warren Harding, over the course of 45 days, led the first ascent of El Capitan. With over 3000 feet of sheer granite, 'El Cap' is ...
https://www.facebook.com/YosemiteNPS/posts/in-1957-warren-ha…
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Claim 3: “Before that, 10-year-old Selah Schneiter did her historic ascent in 2019.”
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Multiple sources confirm Selah Schneiter climbed El Capitan at age 10 in 2019.
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago ... Fun facts about Yosemite climbers: ✔️ Selah Schneiter, at just 10 years old, became the youngest person to climb El Capitan in 2019. She ...
https://www.facebook.com/abc13Houston/posts/7-year-old-boy-b…
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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago ... Selah Schneiter previously made history, becoming the youngest climber to reach the top of El Capitan in June 2019 at 10 years old. Joey ...
https://abcnews.com/GMA/Living/7-year-climbs-el-capitan-cele…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 22, 2019 ... Selah and Michael Schneiter on their El Capitan climb. By BEN HOYLE THE TIMES 12:00AM JUNE 21, 201919 Facebook Twitter Email A 10-year-old girl ...
https://www.reddit.com/r/Mountaineering/comments/c3lcwy/girl…
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Claim 4: “It was a six-day feat, according to his father Joe Evermore”
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There is a contradiction in the evidence regarding the duration: one source mentions 'Six days', while another mentions a 'five-day climb'.
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago ... El Cap was first climbed in 1957 by Warren Harding, a feat that took him 45 days over the course of a year using fixed ropes and gear aid to ...
https://www.facebook.com/abc7news/posts/joey-danger-evermore…
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago ... Joey Evermore became the youngest person to climb El Capitan, completing the ascent of the California mountain at just 7 years old ...
https://people.com/boy-celebrates-7-birthday-youngest-climb-…
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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago ... ElCapitan ascent. Making him the youngest person to climb El Capitan. Six days ... Joey Danger Evermore began the five-day climb on Sunday ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DYsfVMbSysH/
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Claim 5: “Prior to last week, the youngest to climb El Capitan was actually Joey’s brother Sam, who accomplished the feat at age 8 in 2022.”
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Multiple sources confirm that Sam Evermore was previously the youngest to climb El Capitan (via rope ascent/jugging) at age 8 in 2022.
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web search NEUTRAL — In 2022, their oldest son Sam became the youngest person to climb El Capitan via rope ascent.Transcript. Joe and Ann Evermore live in Colorado and they take wild parenting to a whole new level. Their …
https://www.rei.com/blog/climb/climbing-el-capitan-at-8-year…
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web search NEUTRAL — Joey Danger Evermore climbing El Capitan in Yosemite National Park.El Capitan is particularly difficult to climb due to its sheer drop and technical difficulty. Some in the public have criticized the …
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/incredible-7-old-ca…
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web search NEUTRAL — When Sam Evermore made his El Capitan ascent via jugging in 2022, some members of the climbing community took issue with the family’s framing of the accomplishment, noting that the youngster didn’t ac…
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/another-8-year-old…
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Claim 6: “Joey completed the climb alongside his older brothers, Sam Evermore and Sylvan Evermore, his father, and a documentary crew.”
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Multiple sources confirm he was accompanied by his father Joe, his brothers (Sam and Sylvan), and a documentary crew.
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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago ... ... his birthday on the mountain on Wednesday. Joey was joined alongside his brother Sam Sylvan, his father Joe, and a documentary crew. His brother ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DYsfVMbSysH/
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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago ... I am sure that was his parents goal and passion.|Sue Maxfield It's more common than you think for one partner or both to jug large parts of ...
https://www.facebook.com/SFChronicle/posts/his-family-says-j…
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago ... ... his brother Sam Sylvan, his father Joe, and a documentary crew. His ... His name is Joey Danger Evermore Real name He did this along with his dad ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DY0bRsVhoUO/
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Claim 7: “At least 31 people have died climbing El Capitan in Yosemite National Park since 1905, according to park records.”
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No evidence was provided in the search results or cross-references to verify the number of deaths on El Capitan since 1905.
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Claim 8: “Joey Danger Evermore... becoming the youngest person to summit the infamous 7,573-foot stone landmark [El Capitan].”
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Multiple independent sources (Krdo, Teton Gravity Research, and other web results) confirm Joey Danger Evermore became the youngest person to summit El Capitan at age seven.
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web search NEUTRAL — El Capitan (Spanish: El Capitán; lit. 'the Captain' or 'the Chief') is a vertical rock formation in Yosemite National Park, on the north side of Yosemite Valley, near its western end. The granite mono…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Capitan
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web search NEUTRAL — Meet Joey Danger Evermore, the youngest to climb El Capitan at seven. Discover his incredible journey to this historic climb.On May 20, 2026, the young climber became the youngest person to scale the …
https://www.tetongravity.com/7-year-old-joey-danger-summits-…
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web search NEUTRAL — But Joey Danger Evermore enjoyed his according to his name — by climbing El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. Joey began the climb last weekend as a six-year-old child and finished the climb Thursday…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/25/lifestyle/incredible-7-year-ol…
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Claim 9: “Joey began the climb last weekend as a six-year-old child and finished the climb Thursday a year older”
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Multiple sources confirm he began the climb as a 6-year-old on Sunday and finished it as a 7-year-old, celebrating his birthday on the mountain.
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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago ... ... 7-year-old boy has reached the top of California's El Capitan. Joey Danger Evermore, who began the climb on Sunday as a 6-year-old, summited the ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DYsfVMbSysH/
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago ... I have mixed feelings about this, on one hand, it's incredible that a 7-year-old can climb El Capitan, but on the other hand, I worry about ...
https://www.facebook.com/abc7news/posts/joey-danger-evermore…
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago ... Joey Danger Evermore began the 5-day climb on Sunday as a 6-year-old, celebrating his birthday on the mountain on Wednesday. Joey was joined ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DY0bRsVhoUO/
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.