Chris Roams
Travel, Adventures, and Photography
Climbing
Volcano Tour
July 16, 2018
A long road trip for Las Vegas to Seattle with the ultimate goal of climbing Mt Baker. Read More…
Owens Valley
April 16, 2018
Heading out to Owens Valley to meet up with Rob and Steph for some climbing. Read More…
Joshua Tree, Trona, and Death Valley
February 28, 2018
Attempting to dodge the winter cold by heading to the desert for some climbing, and getting snowed on in Death Valley instead.
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Moab and Ancient Art
October 28, 2017
Hiking around Grand Junction and Moab, and climbing Ancient Art.
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Exposure Part Deux
November 30, 2011
Zion’s tunnel, more pictures from the Coyote Gulch hike, and more musings on wilderness ethics.
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What Goes Down Must Come Up
November 27, 2011
Riding down the Hole in the Rock Road, hiking in Coyote Gulch, and sunset in Bryce Canyon.
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Half Dome
September 18, 2011
I was in San Francisco for work and brought my backpacking gear along so I could do a side trip into Yosemite. When I arrived in the park I was lucky enough to get a same-day backcountry permit to head out from Glacier Point into Little Yosemite Valley and then up Half Dome via the cables. I spent 2 nights camped in Little Yosemite and exited via the John Muir Trail into Yosemite Valley at Happy Isles.
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About Me
I am a former information security consultant and that role involved almost constant travel within the US and internationally. I usually managed to squeeze in some personal time if I was on the road for work so I've been fortunate to explore many cities around the world and some of the areas outside those cities. These days I still work in information security but my consulting days are over so I spend more time traveling purely for recreation rather than work.
My current main adventure rig for long-term expeditions out west is a Chevy Colorado ZR2 pulling a 19' Airstream. I also have a 1969 Volkswagen Beetle set up in Class 11 style (oversized off-road tires but otherwise mostly stock) stashed in San Diego. Many of my previous adventures were on the back of a BMW G650GS motorcycle that met a sad end passing through a deer on Interstate 90 in Montana.
For seaborne adventures I have 41' sailboat, currently moored in Boston Harbor. I lived aboard her for about 3 years when I wasn't traveling on my motorcycle.
These days, when I'm not traveling, I live in a cabin in the White Mountains of New Hampshire where hiking, climbing, skiing, and canoeing are all just a few minutes away.
My inner 13 year old is very disappointed in that I no longer spend sufficient time playing video games due to these other activities.
Affiliations and Certifications
I am a former information security consultant and that role involved almost constant travel within the US and internationally. I usually managed to squeeze in some personal time if I was on the road for work so I've been fortunate to explore many cities around the world and some of the areas outside those cities. These days I still work in information security but my consulting days are over so I spend more time traveling purely for recreation rather than work.
My current main adventure rig for long-term expeditions out west is a Chevy Colorado ZR2 pulling a 19' Airstream. I also have a 1969 Volkswagen Beetle set up in Class 11 style (oversized off-road tires but otherwise mostly stock) stashed in San Diego. Many of my previous adventures were on the back of a BMW G650GS motorcycle that met a sad end passing through a deer on Interstate 90 in Montana.
For seaborne adventures I have 41' sailboat, currently moored in Boston Harbor. I lived aboard her for about 3 years when I wasn't traveling on my motorcycle.
These days, when I'm not traveling, I live in a cabin in the White Mountains of New Hampshire where hiking, climbing, skiing, and canoeing are all just a few minutes away.
My inner 13 year old is very disappointed in that I no longer spend sufficient time playing video games due to these other activities.
Affiliations and Certifications
- Pemigewasset Valley Search and Rescue Team - Lieutenant
- AMC Boston Rock Program - Program Co-Director and Instructor
- Harvard Mountaineering Club - Cabin Board Member
- Plymouth Flying Club - President
- Campton-Thornton Fire-Rescue - EMT
- American Alpine Club - Member
- Access Fund - Member
- Rumney Climbers Association - Member
- Private Pilot, FAA Part 61 (Airplane Single-Engine Land)
- Remote Pilot, FAA Part 107 (Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems)
- SSI Advanced Open Water Diver
- Eagle Scout
- Acadia National Park
- Adirondacks
- Aerial
- Airstream
- Ancient Bristlecone Pines
- Anza-Borrego
- Appalachian Trail
- Arches National Park
- Backpacking
- Bad Larry
- Bears Ears National Monument
- Boatpacking
- Boston
- Bryce Canyon National Park
- Canoeing
- Canyon de Chelly National Park
- Canyoneering
- Canyonlands National Park
- Capitol Reef National Park
- Caribbean
- Catskills
- Cities
- Climbing
- Colorado National Monument
- Colorado Plateau
- Death Valley National Park
- Europe
- Fisher Towers
- Grand Canyon National Park
- Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
- Grand Teton National Park
- Gunks
- Hiking
- Iceland
- Joshua Tree National Park
- Lassen Volcanic National Park
- Manzanar National Historic Site
- Mojave Desert
- Mojave National Preserve
- Mountaineering
- Mt Washington
- Mt Whitney
- Natural Bridges National Monument
- New York CIty
- Pacific Northwest
- Petrified Forest National Park
- Pinnacles National Monument
- Red Roamer
- Road Trips
- Rocky Mountains
- Ruins
- Sailing
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- Sequoia National Park
- Sierra Nevada
- Skiing
- Sonora Desert
- Spelunking
- Superbloom
- Superstition Mountains
- White Mountains
- Yellowstone National Park
- Yosemite National Park
- Zion National Park
- Acadia National Park
- Adirondacks
- Aerial
- Airstream
- Ancient Bristlecone Pines
- Anza-Borrego
- Appalachian Trail
- Arches National Park
- Backpacking
- Bad Larry
- Bears Ears National Monument
- Boatpacking
- Boston
- Bryce Canyon National Park
- Canoeing
- Canyon de Chelly National Park
- Canyoneering
- Canyonlands National Park
- Capitol Reef National Park
- Caribbean
- Catskills
- Cities
- Climbing
- Colorado National Monument
- Colorado Plateau
- Death Valley National Park
- Europe
- Fisher Towers
- Grand Canyon National Park
- Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
- Grand Teton National Park
- Gunks
- Hiking
- Iceland
- Joshua Tree National Park
- Lassen Volcanic National Park
- Manzanar National Historic Site
- Mojave Desert
- Mojave National Preserve
- Mountaineering
- Mt Washington
- Mt Whitney
- Natural Bridges National Monument
- New York CIty
- Pacific Northwest
- Petrified Forest National Park
- Pinnacles National Monument
- Red Roamer
- Road Trips
- Rocky Mountains
- Ruins
- Sailing
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- Sequoia National Park
- Sierra Nevada
- Skiing
- Sonora Desert
- Spelunking
- Superbloom
- Superstition Mountains
- White Mountains
- Yellowstone National Park
- Yosemite National Park
- Zion National Park