Beau Miles

Beau Miles Trailers

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On a recent crossing of Bass Strait in a sea kayak, Beau Miles was voted 5th worst dressed in a party of 5. Being offbeat and NQR speaks volumes about how Beau goes about life and represents himself to the world, believing wholeheartedly that we’re all weird. With a PhD in Outdoor Education, a string of successful short films under his belt, Beau’s exploits are funny, authentic, insightful and being copied all over the world.

Most Popular Beau Miles Trailers

Total trailers found: 31

The 12 Days of Newness Trailer (2022)

14 December 2022

Each day Beau Miles does something he's never done before.

The Day My Hat Died Trailer (2022)

15 September 2022

Beau Miles' magnificent hat has lost the will to live. After fifteen years of sun and body fluids, with a heavy heart and a head full of memories Beau takes his favourite, thread-bare, stinking, beyond-repair hat for one last run.

A Bloody Long Run Trailer (2024)

16 January 2024

In 1864 the mass murdering pastoralist Angus McMillan cut an ambitious 220km path through the mountains between two remote gold mining towns in the heart of Victoria, Australia.

Man vs. Vegetable Trailer (2023)

28 November 2023

Beau's neighbours have given him a huge pumpkin for a project he's been meaning to do properly for years; go on a three day running and riding adventure while eating a single item of food.

Africa by Kayak Trailer (2016)

09 November 2016

In 2007, Beau attempted to paddle 4000kms from one side of Africa to the other. Starting in Mozambique, he continued along the Southern African coast, allowing five months to complete the voyage.

The Inconvenient Podcast Trailer (2023)

05 October 2023

Beau Miles and Hamish Blake travel with their kids to record a podcast on an island.

The Commute: Walking to Work Trailer (2021)

03 June 2021

Setting off with no food, water or shelter, Beau Miles walked 90km to work a bunch of years ago to see if a stripped back adventure could give him the kind of buzz that far away, exotic, heavily planned expeditions have given him over the years.

Bad River Trailer (2022)

28 July 2022

The Cooks River: Australia's sickest urban river is located in the glamorous and famously pretty city of Sydney.

Run the Line: Retracing 43km of hidden railway Trailer (2019)

08 November 2019

Overgrown, farmed, pushed out, sold off and only half there, Beau sets off with shovel in hand, dressed like a 50's train driver, to re-trace an old train-line.

A Tree A Minute Trailer (2021)

07 December 2021

As there are 1440 minutes in a day, and Beau Miles love planting trees, he decided to plant a tree a minute for 24 hours.

Junk Paddle Trailer (2018)

17 October 2018

You can buy a paddle, or buy wood to make a paddle, but what about making one from junk? Collecting junk wood found between the train station and the office, this is the story of a junk-made-paddle.

The Green Paddle Trailer (2004)

28 February 2004

Over two months in the summer of 2003, a 23-year-old Beau Miles paddled his kayak, solo, around three major island chains off Australia’s southern coast.

The Backyard Adventurer Trailer (2021)

10 June 2021

When signing 1812 pre-sold copies of his book The Backyard Adventurer, Beau Miles decided to have a t

Junk Cabin Trailer (2020)

12 December 2020

When COVID-19 locked Beau Miles and his family down on the small farm, he decided to build his wife a cabin-office in the paddock without her knowing.

Proving Kramer Right Trailer (2023)

26 September 2023

Beau Miles, taking inspiration from a double episode of Seinfeld, decides to hit the roadside and collect a truck load of redeemables to drive interstate to New South Wales to redeem them.

Big Gums Trailer (2020)

08 August 2020

This is the story of spending a night in a big old gumtree. Strapped to three builders planks (one of which had a large crack that I thought was spilled paint) I slept with one eye open, which was pleasant because I could see the view.

Marathon My Age Trailer (2022)

20 April 2022

Beau Miles' decimal age on March 2nd, 2022 was 42.195, which by no coincidence is also the length of a marathon in kilometres.

Junk Gifts Trailer (2022)

20 October 2022

Beau Miles was asked to come in and talk on breaky TV about Backyard Adventuring. Beau said sure, "but why don’t I have a Backyard Adventure instead? I’ll run around Sydney with my wheelbarrow and collect up junk wood, make stuff, and present it to the TV presenters on air the following morning, 24 hours later".

A Mile with May: Adventuring with my daughter Trailer (2021)

27 January 2021

May and Beau head off on a slow, tooled-up, distracted lap of the block - which happens to be a perfect mile.

I Hate Haircuts Trailer (2022)

20 January 2022

Haircut hater gets a makeover by wife

Homewrecker Trailer (2022)

08 June 2022

Beau Miles loves wood. When the old farmhouse at Outward Bound Australia was set for demolition Beau couldn’t shut his trap and said ‘give me three days before the excavator arrives’.

Bad River Trailer (2023)

12 September 2023

Beau Miles rafts the Queen river, which is after 100 years of runoff from a mine, the most polluted river in Australia.

A Mile an Hour Trailer (2018)

18 August 2018

Packing on the pounds after writing a PhD, Beau's running again. He's also back in the shed; fixing stuff, making things, tinkering.

The Human Bean Trailer (2020)

02 May 2020

Eating only the contents of 191 tins of beans over 40 days transforms Beau into The Human Bean, and in doing so gives him a front row seat into how one food, totally and utterly, dictates how he feels.

The Commute: Paddling to Work Trailer (2021)

20 June 2021

Following two rivers, one drain, one sea and one creek, it turns out that paddling to work, which ends up being mostly a drag, over four full days, is bloody hard work.

Run The Rock Trailer (2022)

29 January 2022

Beau Miles runs a half marathon with a rock and a wheelbarrow

Junk Office Trailer (2019)

13 June 2019

The Monash Outdoor Education shed is awesome, aside from one feature - the office. The department asked for it to be outfitted with basic shelving and a long desk.

A Mile an Hour... Again Trailer (2023)

16 July 2023

Beau Miles renovates a canoe, while running a marathon.

Trials of Miles Trailer (2016)

13 December 2016

Beau Miles laces up for a different kind of world first, running 650+km of the Australian Alpine Walking Track.

The Lost Wallet Trailer (2022)

27 June 2022

Beau Miles searches the bush for his cameraman's wallet

Bass by Kayak Trailer (2017)

08 March 2017

Bass by Kayak follows a small expedition party crossing from the Australian mainland to Tasmania in sea kayaks.