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Natalie Berry @natalie-berry.com · 22/09/2026

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.

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Natalie Berry @natalie-berry.com · 14/09/2026

Sometimes article research brings unexpected joy.

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Natalie Berry @natalie-berry.com · 07/09/2026

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...

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Lithuanian comedians take stage at Edinburgh Fringe: ‘Here you are naked’

Amid 4,000-plus shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, four Lithuanian artists took to the stage in theatre and stand-u...

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Natalie Berry @natalie-berry.com · 31/08/2026

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

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Natalie Berry @natalie-berry.com · 24/08/2026

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.

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Natalie Berry @natalie-berry.com · 21/08/2026

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

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Natalie Berry @natalie-berry.com · 21/08/2026

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

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Natalie Berry @natalie-berry.com · 19/08/2026

Found a pandemic relic in a part-read book.

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Natalie Berry @natalie-berry.com · 19/08/2026

They're requesting materials from initial pitch through publication, including "reporting notes and interview records, records requests and the responses to them, successive drafts, and the fact-checking and editorial correspondence behind them. " No thank you! [2/2]

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Natalie Berry @natalie-berry.com · 19/08/2026

Just been approached to supply material for "training and evaluating AI systems on real reporting work — the judgment involved in pursuing a lead, verifying a claim, and deciding what can responsibly be published — for which authentic, professionally reported files are essential." [1/2]

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Natalie Berry @natalie-berry.com · 15/08/2026

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

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Natalie Berry @natalie-berry.com · 06/08/2026

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...

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‘The war leaked into every lesson’: learning Ukrainian in a country under siege

The long read: Soon after my first visit to Ukraine four years ago, I began language lessons. It taught me more than I ever expected

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Natalie Berry @natalie-berry.com · 23/07/2026

We appear to have a miniature Bhutanese house yak.

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Natalie Berry @natalie-berry.com · 22/07/2026

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...

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On Writing the Altered Landscape

Kang-Chun Cheng interviews Catherine Lemblé about her photos of Svalbard, Anne Haven McDonnell shares a backcountry-skiing poem, Amanda Vestergaard reviews A Moving Border, Katie Ives follows lines by...

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Natalie Berry @natalie-berry.com · 07/07/2026

Bhutan, Land of the Thunder Dragon.

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Natalie Berry @natalie-berry.com · 02/07/2026

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/...

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This frozen Antarctic vault will hold the remains of Earth’s vanishing glaciers

The Ice Memory Sanctuary was built to keep samples from glaciers frozen, preserving thousands of years of Earth's climate history for future scientists to study.

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Natalie Berry @natalie-berry.com · 24/06/2026

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...

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After Surviving a Taliban Attack, She Became the First Afghan Woman to Summit Everest

River Ahmad managed to escaped the Taliban and life as a homeless refugee to reach the top of Everest last month.

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Natalie Berry @natalie-berry.com · 14/06/2026

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."

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Natalie Berry @natalie-berry.com · 12/06/2026

Thank you for the wonderful (overwhelming!) response to our Desire Lines Collective launch! If you'd like to support us, you can become a member via our Ghost newsletter, or donate via our Givebutter campaign. www.desirelinescollective.org

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Desire Lines Collective

An online mountain writing community, newsletter, and print journal dedicated to elevating women, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming writers & artists

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Natalie Berry @natalie-berry.com · 09/06/2026

Any likes, reposts and subscriptions would be much appreciated, and please do get in touch if you'd like to submit prose, features, poetry, artwork or photography—or support us with a donation or press coverage. I'm very grateful to the team for inviting me to help build this!

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Natalie Berry @natalie-berry.com · 09/06/2026

We will be sustained by Ghost member subscriptions and donors, who can support via our Givebutter campaign: givebutter.com/we-are-desir...

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We are Desire Lines Collective

Make a tax deductible donation and support a new movement, home, and community hub for mountain writing and art

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Natalie Berry @natalie-berry.com · 09/06/2026

As a sponsored project of Mockingbird Incubator, a nonprofit organisation in California, Desire Lines will publish a monthly newsletter and annual print journal—alongside workshops, events and mentorship—to help writers hone their craft, get published, and find community.

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Natalie Berry @natalie-berry.com · 09/06/2026

In an outdoor space that has long been male-dominated, we hope to bring balance and diverse perspectives from around the world on adventure-based, environmental and cultural themes.

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Natalie Berry @natalie-berry.com · 09/06/2026

I'm delighted to co-launch Desire Lines Collective, an organisation, newsletter and print journal dedicated to supporting women, nonbinary and gender-non-conforming mountain writers and artists. www.desirelinescollective.org/welcome-news...

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Desire Lines - a new movement, home and community hub for mountain writing and art

Hello and welcome to the first Desire Lines newsletter! We're launching Desire Lines Collective, an online mountain writing community, a newsletter, and a print journal dedicated to elevating women, ...

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Natalie Berry @natalie-berry.com · 07/06/2026

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...

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From fighting on the Ukrainian frontline to the Old Town

The soldier on a mission to Edinburgh to help fund the war against Putin

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Natalie Berry @natalie-berry.com · 05/06/2026

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...

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The National secures 5 nominations in Scottish Refugee Media Awards

THE National has been nominated for five Scottish Refugee Council Media Awards.

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Natalie Berry @natalie-berry.com · 25/05/2026

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

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Natalie Berry @natalie-berry.com · 25/05/2026

The British everyman speaks. 🙄

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Natalie Berry @natalie-berry.com · 20/05/2026

And you'd better believe it.

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Natalie Berry @natalie-berry.com · 14/05/2026

...including parasocial/vicarious viewing, ASMR, gendered viewing habits etc.—and preferably some knowledge of the effect of nature on emotions and wellbeing etc. Also looking for s/o with expertise in YouTube algorithms and what drives high watch time and subscribers. Thank you! [2/2]

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Natalie Berry @natalie-berry.com · 14/05/2026

I'm writing about the popularity of camping videos on YouTube (Outdoor Boys, Camping with Steve and similar channels) for The New York Times and am looking to speak to psychologists and/or sociologists who have experience in analysing behaviours behind YouTube trends...[1/2]

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Natalie Berry @natalie-berry.com · 08/05/2026

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

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Natalie Berry @natalie-berry.com · 07/05/2026

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

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Natalie Berry @natalie-berry.com · 06/05/2026

Today marks one year since British EOD Chris "Swampy" Garrett's death in Ukraine during a demining operation in Izium. Resharing my 5280 story of how he and his US paramedic partner Courtney came to volunteer in a war zone, and what was lost and gained in the process: 5280.com/what-one-col...

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What One Colorado Native Gained—and Lost—While Serving as a Paramedic in Ukraine

In war-ravaged Ukraine, Courtney Pollock found purpose—and a partner. Three-and-a-half years since her first visit, what’s left is more complicated.

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Natalie Berry @natalie-berry.com · 05/05/2026

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...

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10 ways to make outdoor adventures more affordable - The British Mountaineering Council

In a climate of rising energy costs, high interest rates and household spending cuts, money worries are a major barrier to enjoying the outdoors for many. While spending time in nature carries the ill...

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Natalie Berry @natalie-berry.com · 30/04/2026

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.

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Natalie Berry @natalie-berry.com · 20/04/2026

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...

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The 40 jobs 'most at risk' from AI - and 40 it can't touch

Several big companies - Klarna, Microsoft and Amazon to name a few - have replaced human roles with AI, but what could this technology mean for the future of your job?

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Natalie Berry @natalie-berry.com · 20/04/2026

Nobody wants to be the spare but free spare pizza is always welcome!

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Natalie Berry @natalie-berry.com · 16/04/2026

The Kaunas waiter also actively discouraged me from ordering the vegan cepelinai alternative: "It's just not good!" Probably true...but amazing Baltic bluntness!

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Natalie Berry @natalie-berry.com · 16/04/2026

Fun review by @seamas.bsky.social of Bernelių Užeiga. I went to their Kaunas restaurant, where we were bluntly told that we'd ordered too much. The waiter was correct! Šaltibarščiai as "eggy Gaviscon" is genius but I think my ancestors would be offended! observer.co.uk/style/restau...

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Berneliu Uzeiga, London: ‘A Lithuanian experience I’d rec...

This friendly, noisy place offers a lively jaunt through the spirit(s) of eastern Europe

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Natalie Berry @natalie-berry.com · 07/04/2026

I'm looking for some examples of free or subsidised outdoor activity opportunities for people (youth and especially adults, since there seem to be fewer schemes) *in the UK* for an article. All suggestions welcome! Thank you!

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