At 91, John Carter shows you鈥檙e never too old to be a YouTube sensation.
The Trail senior stars in a video by devinsupertramp called 鈥淲orld鈥檚 Most Extreme Grandpa,鈥� that since its Tuesday release, has already garnered 46,000 views and counting.
鈥淚t鈥檚 crazy the comments I am getting because I go to the pool every night at 8,鈥� John chuckled. 鈥淚 just walked in the door and the (front desk clerk) right away said, 鈥楥an I get your autograph?鈥欌��
So how did this all come about?
How did this nonagenarian from small-town British Columbia become the star of a film by devinsupertramp, known formally as Devin Graham?
After all, he鈥檚 an extreme sports videographer from the U.S. with 5.2 million YouTube followers and over 915 million total views.
Turns out, it鈥檚 all in the family.
Graham married John鈥檚 granddaughter a few years ago, and the two became better acquainted at another family wedding.
So enthralled by the energetic then-90-year-old Canadian, Graham travelled to Trail for a week last winter to capture 鈥済randpa鈥� doing all the things he loves.
The seven-minute film follows John on his daily adventures, whether it鈥檚 riding a bike along the scenic path at Gyro Park, sprinting across the Skywalk, snowshoeing - in shorts - in Rossland, pumping weights, or doing a jaw-dropping back flip off the high diving board at the Trail Aquatic Centre.
In the video, with his arm around John, Graham says, 鈥淵ou鈥檙e a legend in this community, to me, at least. And we want to do a video showing John鈥檚 life because to me, he represents one of the ultimate grandpas 鈥� I just love his presence, his positivity, and how he鈥檚 lived his life. So I wanted to share that story with you.鈥�
The video is a fun ride, and shows Trail at its best.
鈥淗e sure did love coming up here,鈥� John said. 鈥淎nd to find a subject, like me, was pretty priceless for him. All I can be is just really pleased, you know,鈥� he added.
鈥淎nd say that I am John Carter, and I am an extreme grandpa.鈥�
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