Josh Sutton (@livesutton), a family of three based in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States, makes long-form hiking and backpacking videos covering Appalachian Trail, John Muir Trail and Everest Base Camp trips with their young son. The channel has about 8,400 subscribers and a median of about 1,900 views per video, with uploads slowing sharply since 2024. Rates run $150 to $250 per video at this size.
Family hiking channel with proven long-distance trail credibility and a documentary feature
- Median of about 1,910 views per video across 93 uploads
- Feature-length documentary Beyond the Tree Line released on demand in 2024
- Top video, the Everest Base Camp trek, reached about 23,400 views
Brand fit report
Content
- Formats
- long-form trek vlog, documentary-style series, interview, family behind-the-scenes
- Tone
- adventurous, wholesome
- Language
- English
- On camera
- Yes, talking head
- Production
- Clean, lightly edited
- Typical length
- 8 to 35 minutes
Audience
Commercial
- Brands seen
- None yet
- Categories promoted
- None yet
- Affiliate links
- No
No sponsorship disclosures found in the last 50 videos
Suitability GARM Brand Safety Floor + Suitability
Family friendly
Content is family hiking and travel with no flagged themes in titles or descriptions.
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Platforms
Benchmark score: 30 / 100
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Recent videos
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▶Backpacking 100 Mile Wilderness & Katahdin | Father & Son Hi · 2.8k viewsLast three uploads, latest 394 days ago.
Josh, Cassie, and Harvey Sutton live in Lynchburg, VA. After realizing that a healthy retirement wasn't guaranteed, they decided to restructure their life to one filled with extraordinary stories by taking mini retirements throughout their life. After having their son Harvey in 2016, they began saving for their first mini retirement in 2021, to thru hike the entire Appalachian Trail as a family. Harvey would be 4 years old when they began in January 2021 and finished at 5 years 4 months old. After thru hiking the East Coast, they have gone on to backpack the John Muir Trail in California, tr
About Live Sutton
Live Sutton is a family YouTube channel run by Josh, Cassie and their son Harvey, who post long-form hiking, backpacking and travel videos from Lynchburg, Virginia. Their catalog covers a thru hike of the Appalachian Trail, the John Muir Trail, Virginia's Triple Crown, and a family trek to Everest Base Camp in Nepal. The channel also released a feature documentary, Beyond the Tree Line, in 2024.
The channel has about 8,400 subscribers and a median of roughly 1,900 views per video, with its strongest results on trip series. Viewers are likely to be adults interested in family outdoor travel and hiking with children; this is an estimate based on video topics, not measured audience data. Uploads have paused since late 2024, so current reach should be verified before booking.
Brands selling outdoor gear, family travel or trail products may find the channel a fit. At an estimated $150 to $250 per video, the cost is about $20 to $35 CPM on median views, which compares with $10 to $30 CPM typical for paid ads.
Written from Live Sutton's public YouTube profile, platform data and web mentions. Numbers updated 2026-10-19. Live Sutton can edit or remove this page at any time.
Questions about Live
How much does Josh Sutton charge for a sponsored video?
Based on a median of about 1,910 views and long-form pricing, Live Sutton's estimated rate is $150 to $250 per sponsored video. Final pricing depends on deliverables and usage rights and should be confirmed directly with the creator.
What does Live Sutton post about on YouTube?
Live Sutton posts long-form hiking and backpacking videos about the Sutton family's trail adventures, including the Appalachian Trail, John Muir Trail, Virginia's Triple Crown and an Everest Base Camp trek. The channel also shares behind-the-scenes family content and a 2024 documentary.
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