Steve Graepel is a Contributing Editor and Gear Tester at GearJunkie. He has been writing about trail running, camping, skiing, and general dirtbagging for 10+ years. When not testing gear with GearJunkie, he is a Senior Medical Illustrator on the Neurosurgery Team at Mayo Clinic. Based in Boise, Idaho, Graepel is an avid trail runner, camper, angler, cyclist, skier, and loves to introduce his children to the Idaho outdoors.
Awards/Recognitions: Polartec Performance Grant (Mt. Crillon Expedition), American Alpine Club scholarship (Mt. Vancouver Expedition); Anatoli Boukreev Memorial Scholarship (Kazakhstan Sport Climbing Club Exchange), Eddie Bauer Be First Grant (Idaho Speed Traverse), Superior Ultra 50 (first place)
I love to play outside. As a writer and gear tester for GearJunkie and Lola Digital Media, I get to play in the biggest sandbox with the best toys.
I submitted an article to Patagonia’s The Cleanest Line where I met a great mentor and editor, Mike Colpo. Mike graciously shared his time to help me hone my rough skills into a passion of storytelling.
My personal interests include Trail Running, Camping, Cycling, Skiing, Fly Fishing, Parenting.
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