Chris Roams

Travel, Adventures, and Photography

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

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

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Sierra Nevada

Travel and Photos

Cottonwood Pass

August 10, 2013

Backpacking in the southern Sierra Nevada
Siberian Outpost

Death Valley Spring

April 02, 2013

Another short jaunt out to Death Valley and the eastern Sierras.
Bighorn

Southern California

February 28, 2013

Looping from Yosemite to the Mojave and back.
Horsetail Fall

Sierra Nevada Circumnavigation

July 30, 2016

Driving around the Sierra Nevada 20160724-13

High Sierra Trail

August 22, 2017

Hiking the High Sierra Trail, from Crescent Meadow to Whitney Portal. 20170812-5

To The Pacific

October 25, 2012

Riding from Las Vegas to San Jose Read More…

Tags: Red Roamer, Death Valley National Park, Pinnacles National Monument, Mojave Desert, Sierra Nevada

Top of the Country

June 13, 2012

The final push to the summit of Mt Whitney.
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Tags: Mt Whitney, Backpacking, Red Roamer, Hiking, Sierra Nevada

Marmot Country

June 12, 2012

Pushing up the trail towards Mt Whitney to establish a base camp for the summit bid.
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Tags: Mt Whitney, Backpacking, Red Roamer, Hiking, Sierra Nevada

Movie Country

June 11, 2012

Crossing through the Alabama Hills and camping out at Whitney Portal, the last night before starting the climb of Mt Whitney.
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Tags: Red Roamer, Mt Whitney, Sierra Nevada

High Country

June 10, 2012

Spending some time enjoying the scenery and adjusting to altitude high in the Sierras.
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Tags: Red Roamer, Death Valley National Park, Sierra Nevada, Mojave Desert

Back in the Sand

January 07, 2012

Crossing back over the Sierras at night to see Mono Lake.
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Tags: Red Roamer, Yosemite National Park, Sierra Nevada

Lots of Sierra, Not Much Nevada

January 02, 2012

Crossing Tioga Road through the Sierra Nevada on New Years Day, spending the night in Yosemite’s Camp 4.
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Tags: Red Roamer, Yosemite National Park, Sierra Nevada

On the Edge

January 01, 2012

Riding up to Cerro Gordo and through the Owens Valley past Mt Whitney. Walking around Manzanar.
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Tags: Red Roamer, Mt Whitney, Manzanar National Historic Site, Sierra Nevada, Mojave Desert

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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Tags: Backpacking, Yosemite National Park, Climbing, Hiking, Sierra Nevada