098. Jack Zakrajsek - Tracing the Divide
This week on the podcast I bring you a conversation with filmmaker, Jack Zakrajsek @jackzakra, creator of Tracing The Divide | A Tour Divide FIlm, which was just released on April 16th, 2022.
In this documentary, Jack follows Chris Schmidt and Chris Hiebert, two avid cyclist who take on their biggest bike packing challenge yet, The Great Divide Mountain Bike Route. The Chris’, who have known each other since they were children, travelled the route together following the Tour Divide Classic route from border to border.
Jack was born in the mountains of Gunnison, Colorado but moved around a lot as a kid. He grew up playing football but realized it never really did it for him. Later, Inspired by a bike purchased for him by a family member, and with the inspiration of his brother, an avid cyclist, he began cycling passionately and would eventually race with the Colorado Mesa University Cycling Program.
Jack wanted to make a film about the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route that would be on par with other films he has seen in the ecosphere of bikepacking and I think he has done it. It’s an inspiring film that highlights the highs and lows of such an endeavour and beautifully captures the essence of this route and I hope you enjoy it.
