Natalie Berry

Some personal news: I was made redundant from UKClimbing as Editor-in-Chief after 10 years in the company. I'll continue my freelance journalism, but I'm also open to part/ full-time reporting/writing/editing opportunities and story tips. RTs/shares much appreciated. Thank you! www.natalie-berry.com

Nice to see my New York Times story on camping YouTubers and their fans make the main feature of The Morning newsletter today! www.nytimes.com/2026/10/22/s...

A day of two halves: 1. New York Times editor: Your story published! 🙂 2. Hospital: You have coeliac disease! 🙃

New for NYT: When I saw videos of men sharing their camping adventures online, enjoyed by millions of men—most of whom have never swapped the sofa for a campsite—I knew there was a story. But the reasons why people enjoy them were more interesting than I imagined! www.nytimes.com/2026/10/22/s...

Today, in transcription troubles:

In Malaysian Borneo, tourism is helping restore coral reefs, protect orangutans and preserve wild landscapes. Suhailie Kahar believes that the environment and its inhabitants offer something in return. "I pray that nature will pay you back," he said. For T+L: www.travelandleisure.com/borneo-malay...

Looking to speak to some US-based fans of the OutdoorBoys channel on YouTube.

My Appalachia Journal story on Mountain Seed Foundation's climbing therapy sessions for children of military families in Ukraine is a finalist in the Banff Mountain Book Awards. Thank you to the International Women's Media Foundation for supporting my reporting in Ukraine.

Sometimes article research brings unexpected joy.

Having Lithuanian ancestry, I've followed LRT's coverage in English for some years now. I was delighted to pitch and report a multimedia story for them about four Lithuanian artists who performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Translation and Instagram Reel to follow! www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-e...

Editors: I'm in London from this Friday to next Monday if you'd like to meet for coffee.

Today marks 35 years since the restoration of Ukrainian Independence. I took this photo at the Kyiv War Museum in June last year. My fifth and final story from that trip will be published in September.

Yet another case of alleged sexual assault in the competition climbing world. www.kompas.id/artikel/form...

Found this message and bread packaging from 1931 while doing DIY at my parents' house. 'G MacLeod framer' is what it says...I think.

Overheard at The Fringe: "Every day in Edinburgh is leg day!" (American woman).

Found a pandemic relic in a part-read book.

It's not every day in Edinburgh that a C-17 Globemaster and two Typhoons fly directly over your head!

Today marks 31 years since British mountaineer Alison Hargreaves died on K2. My feature from last year in @thefence.bsky.social. the-fence.com/article/in-t...

A report from a weekend of whimsy at the European Stone Stacking Championships. www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/finding-ba...

Lovely story on the humility of learning a language and how it brings a deeper understanding of a country, its people and culture. Just a few words can make all the difference for both learner and native speaker, not just semantically but on a human level. www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

We appear to have a miniature Bhutanese house yak.

Our next Desire Lines newsletter is out, featuring some wonderful work from writers and artists. Please sign up to read— it's free, or you can support us via a paid subscription or donation to help us continue to pay contributors fairly! www.desirelinescollective.org/on-writing-t...

Bhutan, Land of the Thunder Dragon.

For National Geographic, I wrote about the Ice Memory Sanctuary, a new Antarctic ice cave where cores from the world's most endangered mountain glaciers will be stored for future climate research. The ice cave serves as a time capsule of climate history. www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/...

I spoke to River Ahmad for Climbing magazine about becoming the first Afghan woman to summit Everest. River survived a Taliban attack in 2014. She later became a refugee and is now climbing for women’s rights, freedom and mental health in Afghanistan. www.climbing.com/news/an-inte...

Found this A.E.F. Displaced Persons record from 1946 of a potential distant relative in the Arolsen Archives. Desired Destination: "I wish to go to Lithuania if she will not be occupied by Bolsheviks, or to USA." Remarks: "I do not wish to live under dictatorial regime."

New story for The Edinburgh Inquirer on Ukrainian drone commander Andrii Vecherynskyi, who spoke in Edinburgh during a visit to his refugee family. “What keeps me going is knowing that I have a daughter to come back to, and that she really needs a dad.” www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/from-fight...

A nice surprise to be nominated in the @scotrefugeecouncil.bsky.social Media Awards for my @scotnational.bsky.social story on Refugees Rock and their welcoming, inclusive climbing sessions. It was a delight to speak to people from Sudan, Afghanistan and Ukraine. www.thenational.scot/news/2616638...

When you're meant to be writing but the cheese rolling is on the TV. Captivating scenes.

The British everyman speaks. 🙄

And you'd better believe it.

Little-known fact: David Attenborough was a keen rock climber in his youth.

Me, a freelance journalist: "Actually my job...it's just pitch."

A new article for The British Mountaineering Council on ten ways to make outdoor adventures more affordable and accessible. 'While spending time in nature carries the illusion of being free for all, the costs of equipment, training, travel and provisions soon add up.' thebmc.co.uk/en/10-ways-t...

Someone's Ukraine air alert app went off at Edinburgh Waverley. Nearly one year later and nearly two thousand miles away, the sound still triggers a visceral reaction.

nth time lucky...?

Looking forward to reading this new history of British climbing by Anthony King. thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/...

On professions being replaced by AI: 'The only exceptions are jobs defined by a single task without any complexity, like bowling alley pinsetters or the translators at the top of Microsoft's table, he says.' Pretty galling to see translation described this way. news.sky.com/story/the-40...