Jack Keogh: Cycling the 2023 Tour Divide Bikepacking Race
In this episode I caught up with Jack Keogh, an Australian Film Maker who has a strong passion for the outdoors and bikepacking. Recently he combined the two when he filmed his experience of racing in the 2023 Tour Divide Race.
The Tour Divide is an annual bikepacking race which follows the 2,745-mile (4,418 km) Great Divide Mountain Bike Route from Canada to the Mexican Border. Jack's story is particularly unique in that he turned up to the event with the view of filming his experience along the way. The output of that was an amazing documentary - The Hardest Race on Earth: A Tour Divide Film released on YouTube.
His film beautifully captures the highs and lows of ultra cycling events. From the excitement of being in jaw dropping landscapes, to the grim reality of sheltering from huge thunderstorms and having to trudge through kilometres of peanut butter mud. I really got the feel for his passion for both documenting his experience as a filmmaker, but also just how energised he gets from being in the outdoors.
Jack's first foray into the sport of BikePacking was an event called the Hunt 1000 and I couldn't help but thinking as we spoke, how cycling through that terrain in the Australian High Country was great preparation for the Tour Divide itself.
Jack is also an accomplished thru-hiker, having completed the Pacific Crest Trail previously.
You can keep up with Jack's future adventures by checking out the following:
Instagram - @jackscottkeogh
Website - https://jackscottkeogh.com
YouTube - @jackscottkeogh
Film - The Hardest Race on Earth: A Tour Divide Film
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