Sunny Stroeer
Occupation: Mountain athlete, guide service owner & adventure photographer
Hometown: Obernburg, Germany
Sunny Stroeer's record-setting career in the outdoors started unconventionally - with a business career. As a Harvard College and MBA graduate, she spent her 20s advising the executives of Fortune 500 companies while working at on of the Big Three consulting firms.
Eventually, Sunny traded meetings for mountains and found her calling to adventure - and for sharing it with others. Since then, she has become the first woman to ski the full 1,000 mile Iditarod route, set 20+ FKTs for mountain running, and champions gender equity in mountain sports through the Summit Scholarship and its parent organization, the GEA Alliance. In summer 2026, Sunny participated in the LOWA Matterhorn Adventure with an all-women team of Summit Scholarship climbers.
Sunny’s passion is to push herself physically and mentally in the backcountry, in environments that push the limit of human endurance. In between ultra efforts and big climbs, Sunny resides in Kanab, UT, where she and her husband co-own one of the region’s premier backcountry outfitters: Dreamland Safari Tours. Sunny also launched AWExpeditions which offers women’s expeditions to high altitude peaks around the world.
Highlights:
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LOWA Matterhorn Adventure with Summit Scholarship Foundation (2026)
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Iditarod Trail Invitational 350 Mile triple threat finisher: bike, foot & ski (2021-2026)
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Baffin Island Expedition (2025)
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Iditarod Trail Invitational 1,000 Mile finisher, ski (2024)
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El Capitan Magic Mushroom - 10 day ascent (2023)
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Grand Canyon R2R2R-alt women’s Fastest Known Time (2020, 2022)
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Grand Canyon Tuckup Fastest Known Time (2021)
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TransQilian 100km - overall speed record (2019)
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Ouray 100 Mile Endurance Race - first place women (2018)
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Pfiffner Traverse - overall unsupported speed record (2018)
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Aconcagua 360 Route - first woman to complete the route in a single push (2018)
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Annapurna Circuit - women’s speed record (2017)
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Aconcagua Normal Route Basecamp-to-Summit - women’s speed record (2017)
Fun Fact:
‘I ran my first ultra marathon off-the-couch with three weeks notice — only a few months after I’d learned about the fact that such a thing as “ultra” marathons even exist. The full story is in Men’s Journal here.'
‘I ran my first ultra marathon off-the-couch with three weeks notice — only a few months after I’d learned about the fact that such a thing as “ultra” marathons even exist. The full story is in Men’s Journal here.'
What are you looking forward to?
‘I look forward to continuing to challenge myself and push my limits in environments where I am not sure what to expect; my long-term goal is the South Pole. I am also looking forward to sharing many more summits and trails with AWExpeditions teams.’
‘I look forward to continuing to challenge myself and push my limits in environments where I am not sure what to expect; my long-term goal is the South Pole. I am also looking forward to sharing many more summits and trails with AWExpeditions teams.’
Tell us about an interesting trip/climb/expedition where you’ve taken your LOWAs:
‘I have literally taken my LOWAs all around the world so it’s pretty hard to pick a favorite. Among the top 3 are the Iditarod Trail (where LOWA kept my feet comfortable and free of frostbite!), China’s Qilian mountains, and the Tuckup Trail in the Grand Canyon.’
‘I have literally taken my LOWAs all around the world so it’s pretty hard to pick a favorite. Among the top 3 are the Iditarod Trail (where LOWA kept my feet comfortable and free of frostbite!), China’s Qilian mountains, and the Tuckup Trail in the Grand Canyon.’