Joe Baker and his 8-year-old son, Sam, reached the top of Yosemite's El Capitan Saturday, now there are questions about whether the pair actually climbed the 3,000-foot rock.
But within the tightknit community of climbers, Baker’s story about climbing one of the most daunting rock faces on the planet with his 8-year-old son has been called a “hoax-climb.” Others question the use of the money Baker has raised from online donations.
From the ground, Evans is a regular during peak climbing season, aiming a telephoto lens at the rock’s face and relaying conditions on“The Big Hoax is supposed to start climbing today,” he wrote on Oct. 25, referring to Baker’s group. “Would a world class climber choose to jug fixed lines instead of actually climbing the rock itself?? Of course not!!”
“What is the hurry that justifies doing this now, instead of when he is not a small child as he is now?” he wrote. “I will tell you what. ... A supposed ‘World Record.’” Other questions about the project were also raised, including how donations was being used. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that Baker, who on his personal website refers to himself as a life coach, filmmaker and entrepreneur, repeatedly said in news interviews that the money would be used to help foster children, and that America’s Kids Belong, a nonprofit adoption agency in Colorado, had confirmed it had been in contact with Baker and expected the donation.
Baker told the San Francisco Chronicle that “it’s not a revenue generator” and that “there hadn’t been many donations made.” “Sam idolizes the climbing community, so it’s disappointing that a small portion is diminishing his accomplishment over a word choice,” he“As soon as we heard that this should be referred to as a rope ascent we made every effort to call it such. We understand that semantics matter.”
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