He peaked young! Eight-year-old becomes youngest to scale Yosemite's 3,000ft El Capitan Rock
It peaked early! Boy aged just eight becomes youngest to climb Yosemite's 3,000ft El Capitan peak - after his father was criticized for the dangerous climbSam Baker, eight, from Colorado Springs, Colorado, has become the tallest young climber to complete the climb of El Capitan on Friday He overtook Selah Schneiter, who completed it aged 10 in 2019 The climb took the group, which included Sam's father and two others, four days to complete Critics slammed Sam's dad Joe for allowing him to do the climb, as El Capitan sees around 100 crashes a yearJoe brushed off the critics, saying Sam was still in his harness and that they were climbing the mountain as "safely" as possible class="author-section byline-plain">By and
An eight-year-old boy has become the youngest person to successfully climb El Capitan - a 3,000 foot cliff in Yosemite.
Sam Baker, from Colorado Springs, Colorado, has been climbing since he was two years old and has been training to climb El Capitan since he was six years old .
On Friday, the boy's father, Joe Baker, announced that the four-person climbing team had safely reached the top of the cliff .
'What an amazing week! I'm so proud of Sam. He made ElCap's youngest ever rope climb!' Baker wrote on his Facebook page, which he uses to document Sam's journey.
"In a few years he could be back to beat more records." Joe has come under criticism from some for letting his young child scale the enormous – and often sheer – peak. But he insists Sam - whose middle name is 'Adventure' - is an expert rock climber and the youngster knows how to do it safely.
An eight-year-old boy has become the youngest person to successfully climb El Capitan - a 3,000 foot cliff in Yosemite.
Sam Baker, from Colorado Springs, Colorado, has been climbing since he was two years old and has been training to climb El Capitan since he was six years old .
On Friday, the boy's father, Joe Baker, announced that the four-person climbing team had safely reached the top of the cliff .
'What an amazing week! I'm so proud of Sam. He made ElCap's youngest ever rope climb!' Baker wrote on his Facebook page, which he uses to document Sam's journey.
"In a few years he could be back to beat more records." Joe has come under criticism from some for letting his young child scale the enormous – and often sheer – peak. But he insists Sam - whose middle name is 'Adventure' - is an expert rock climber and the youngster knows how to do it safely.
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