KIM STROM
Writer, photographer, designer, model & trail runner
As part of the ALPSinsight Collective, Kim creates professional mountain sport content for the outdoor industry, editorial & commercial clients, brand partners, and destinations seeking the highest quality words and images.
Her feature stories have appeared in Patagonia's The Cleanest Line, Runner’s World, Trail Runner, Trail Running UK, Outdoor Magazine, Inspiration, and SkiAlper, as well as contributing online for Switzerland Tourism, OR Verticulture, MSR Summit Register, Dynafit, Osprey and other blogs.
She has been photographed or photographed for brands including Patagonia, Black Diamond, La Sportiva, MSR, Outdoor Research, Dynafit, Osprey, Camelback, and more.
Collaborating with PatitucciPhoto, she co-founded both ALPSinsight : The Alps Trail & Peak Running Resource and the Via Valais, a grand tour through the Swiss Alps for trail runners.
She is co-author of the Sierra Trail Runs and Run the Alps Switzerland guidebooks, and as a follow-up, helped MySwitzerland develop their own online trail running guide.
Run the Alps Switzerland : 30 Must Do Trail Runs
Kim is co-author of the trail running guide to the Swiss Alps with Doug Mayer, from Run the Alps. The book's inspiring photos and routes come from Dan & Janine Patitucci. The book is full of their photos, stories from top athletes, Swiss Alps travel beta, and tips for out on the trail. Published May 2018.
Sierra Trail Runs: A Guide to the Eastside
Sierra Trail Runs : A Guide to the Eastside features a collection of carefully crafted trail runs ranging from introductory trails to backcountry adventures in the High Sierra and includes routes in the rugged White Mountains and over into Death Valley. Published 2022.
Running, writing, and photographing in the mountains have taken me to Nepal, India, Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, and all over the Alps. Originally from Chicago, I've followed an unlikely path to end up in the mountains. I have a little grey cat, Pinot, who's traveled with me from France to Italy, Germany to Switzerland, to California, and to wherever the trails lead next. 
