Devin Supertramp: From Broken Bones to 6.4M Subs

Channel: devinsupertramp   Who: Devin Graham, American videographer   Subscribers: 6.4M (as of 6 November 2026)   Niche: Adventure filmmaking, extreme sports, high-production short films

Devin Graham started by filming his own snowboarding stunts. After breaking his back and legs on the mountain he moved behind the camera, studied filmmaking at Brigham Young University, and then built a YouTube channel of family-friendly adventure films under the name Devin Supertramp. As of 6 November 2026 the channel has 6.4 million subscribers, about 1,000 videos and more than 1.9 billion views.

Broken bones, then the camera

According to Wikipedia, Graham began making films of his snowboarding stunts at an early age. After breaking his back and legs snowboarding, he shifted his focus to being behind the camera. In a 2012 WIRED interview he put it plainly: "I broke my back snowboarding, I broke my leg snowboarding. I let everyone else do those things."

He still built videos around people having the time of their lives. "The videos that do the best are the videos where people are having the funnest time," he told WIRED, adding that he kept the work family-friendly and without dialogue so there was no language barrier.

Film school, Orabrush and Hawaii

Graham studied filmmaking at Brigham Young University intending to work on feature films. Wikipedia says that after seeing a cellphone YouTube video with more than two million views, he focused on making his own videos rather than finishing the degree. He told WIRED: "I thought, 'Dang that's amazing! What if I did the same sort of thing but raised the production value of it?'"

In a 2019 Creator Handbook interview he said he grew up in Portland, Oregon, then went to BYU in Utah. Around 2008 his roommate Jeff Hartman told him YouTube was going to be the next big thing. While still in college he worked on an Orabrush tongue-cleaner video that blew up and showed him how product marketing could work on the platform. He started his own channel in 2009, spent a year in Hawaii on a BYU Film School documentary, filmed adventures with the college kids he was staying with, and renamed the channel "Devin Super Tramp" in 2010.

One-man crew, Glidecam and viral short films

Wikipedia notes that Graham mostly produces, films and edits alone, though he has worked with roommate Jeff Harmon and others when needed, and once recruited about 30 fan volunteers in Logan, Utah, via Facebook for a snowball fight. His videos are known for high production value and frequent Glidecam use; Creator Handbook says he later partnered with Glidecam on a Signature Series unit.

By April 2012, WIRED reported that "World's Largest Rope Swing" at Corona Arch in Moab had topped 10 million views, "Human Slingshot" had passed 6.7 million, and "Trike Drifting" had 4.7 million. He told WIRED he was largely a one-man crew and would put 60, 70 or 80 hours into editing a video. Most of his money then came from companies purchasing footage — including Coca-Cola and a US travel and tourism campaign — rather than from YouTube pageviews alone.

Brands, Team Super Tramp and a Thursday habit

Sponsorships listed on Wikipedia include Vooray, Timex, Kellogg's, Bear Naked, Mountain Dew, Ford, Ubisoft, Reebok and Speed Stick Gear. Creator Handbook adds Subaru, LG, Fox, Disney, Pepsi, Facebook and Google among brands that hired him, and says the team turns down partners that do not fit — including cigarette companies. In 2015 he won a Streamy Award for cinematography at the 5th Streamy Awards.

A few years into the main channel he started a second one, Team Super Tramp, for behind-the-scenes and face-to-camera videos so audiences and brands would know who was behind the camera. In the same 2019 interview he said he tried to upload every Thursday, treating the channel a bit like a weekly network slot. He married Megan Smee in 2016.

What other creators can take from it

Graham did not wait for a Hollywood crew. He used film-school craft on stunts people were already doing, raised the production value of ideas that already existed, and kept posting family-friendly films that travelled without dialogue. Brand deals paid for bigger shoots, and a second channel gave fans a place to see the work behind the finished cut.

You do not need 6.4 million subscribers for that shape of relationship with fans. If you film adventures, stunts or short films, the people who love the finished video often want the misses, the setup days and the photo dumps too. On Yaff you can post behind-the-scenes cuts, photo dumps and extra videos behind monthly membership tiers, sell guides, take tips, and talk to supporters in group chats and DMs — the Team Super Tramp-style extras, without claiming any particular creator is already on the platform. Starter is free with a 5% platform fee; optional Creator ($19/mo) and Pro ($99/mo) plans drop the platform fee to 0%; payouts go to your bank daily via Stripe. Start your free Yaff page and publish your first post, see pricing, or read how to fund your expedition with memberships and add Yaff to your YouTube channel.

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