Miles
Daisher
United States
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BASE Jumping
Date of birth | 16 April 1969 |
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Place of birth | Warner Robins, Georgia |
Age | 57 |
Nationality | United States |
Career start | 1994 |
Disciplines | Wingsuit Flying / Outdoor Skydiving / B.A.S.E. Jumping |
"It's a magical thing when you fall out of the air," says Miles Daisher. He loves canopy work so much that he's completed well over 4,500 BASE jumps, in addition to his 3,100 skydives. In 2005, he set a BASE jumping record by launching 57 times in a single day, climbing a total of nearly 29,000 vertical feet in total.
A United States Air Force brat, Miles grew up on military bases, which explains his UK wrestling championship and pole vault titles.
Inaugural jumps
He made his first solo skydive at 25 and inaugural BASE jump two years later. Today, he teaches skydivers to BASE jump, and he and his wife Nikki also organise the annual Perrine Bridge Festival to raise money for kids with special needs.
Miles is always stoked to advocate new sports, such as 'skyaking' (aerobatic skydiving while seated in a kayak, for a high-performance landing on water) and 'rope-swing BASE jumping' (launching a freewheeling BASE jump by swinging off a building or bridge).
Flying on film
He's also got his talents immortalised on camera by starring in several high budget movies such as Iron Man 3 and Human Flight 3D. "Instead of actors that do their own stunts, we're stunt men that do our own acting," he laughs. Talking about Human Flight 3D, he continues: "We captured the most amazing footage. People are going to feel like they're right in the harness with us!"
In 2017 he was back in the record books, increasing the world record for most unassisted BASE jumps in 24 hours to 63. Throughout the 24-hour period, Miles climbed more than 30,500 vertical feet – about 1,500 feet higher than Mount Everest.
Miles Daisher soars over Bangkok
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Miles Daisher & Andy Farrington celebrate Bangkok's first wingsuit flight
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Miles Daisher and his custom 'skyak'
© Brian Nevins/Red Bull Content Pool
Miles Daisher skyaking over Lake Tahoe
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