| Beau Miles | |
| Birth Date: | 21 December 1979 |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Education: | Monash University |
| Spouse: | Helen Barclay |
| Children: | 2 |
| Channel Direct Url: | BeauMiles |
| Channel Display Name: | Beau Miles |
| Location: | Gippsland, Victoria, Australia |
| Years Active: | 2016–present |
| Subscribers: | 695 thousand |
| Views: | 50.59 million |
| Stats Update: | 20 December 2023 |
| Silver Button: | y |
| Silver Year: | 2020 |
Beau Miles (born [1]) is an Australian YouTuber, educator, author, and outdoorsman.
Miles's father is a painter.[2] Miles started as an undergraduate student in 1999 at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. He started to lecture at Monash in outdoor education, and later earned his PhD in Outdoor Education at Monash. In 2016, Miles started his YouTube channel for his PhD project, "Bass by Kayak" in a 6-part video series.[3] In 2021, Beau quit his job as a lecturer and became a full time father and YouTuber. In 2021, Beau released his first book, The Backyard Adventurer.[4]
Miles is best known for his self-imposed adventures, which he films and posts to his YouTube channel. These challenges have included walking 90km (60miles) to Monash University from his home in Jindivick, exclusively eating beans for 40 days,[5] and running a marathon at a pace of roughly one mile every hour over a 24-hour period.[6] Prior to his YouTube career, Miles attempted a 4000km (2,000miles) kayak trip around the southern tip of Africa and ran 650km (400miles) across the Australian Alps.[7]
Miles is married to Helen Barclay and, as seen on his YouTube videos, they have two daughters together. Beau is regarded as the fittest wheelbarrow pusher in his district.[8]