Delighted to share this interview with Allyson Gunsallus, creator of the series Hand Holds: Climbing after Parenthood. Climber, director, board member, mum and so much more, Allyson shares some brilliant (and very timely for this author) insights. thepregnantclimber.substack.com/p/interview-...

'It is almost a waste to read his words silently when there is so much melody' 'without doubt, one of the defining books of our climate emergency era' Delighted to be able to share my review of Is A River Alive? by @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social for Bookmunch: bookmunch.wordpress.com/2025/03/31/v...

One of the beauties of having this blog is more and more connections with brilliant climbers who have gone through pregnancy and came back stronger - Izzy Perks being an amazing example, and her guest post is just excellent 👇 sgrvrnk.substack.com/p/guest-post... #Bouldering #Climbsky #Pregnancy

A brilliant interview with Eve Cuthbertson, head setter at Parthian Southampton, mum and strong-as-hell climber. We chatted pandemic pregnancy, career trajectory and climbing even harder than before giving birth. Read it here: sgrvrnk.substack.com/p/route-sett... #climbing #pregnancy #climbsky

I enjoyed reading this book, but do have some bones to pick. Review of The North Pole: The History of an Obsession by Erling Kagge: bookerthanyou.blogspot.com/2025/03/the-...

Some thoughts about climbing during pregnancy, and specifically in the first trimester. Weirdly, the mental side of things affected my climbing so much more than the physical (lucky, I guess?). Read it here (and please share your experiences if you wish!): sgrvrnk.substack.com/p/climbing-d...

Please enjoy my awkwardness on camera / here's how to work a full body harness for climbing during pregnancy, plus the best carabiner to use (which no one mentioned to me - I hope it saves some people an extra delivery charge!) PS. Not sponsored by Petzl, obviously substack.com/@sgrvrnk/not...

One of us! I've started blogging about climbing and pregnancy, because I'm genuinely frustrated by the lack of collaboration/sharing of information. I'm simply sharing my research, and want to encourage everyone to share theirs and experiences too. Join here: substack.com/@sgrvrnk #Climbsky

What can I say other than thank you. And you have impeccable taste. (And I think I’m with you on the Louisiana cracklins. My poor kitchen).

Late to the party (as always), but I enjoyed Nights Out At Home by Jay Rayner so much that I wrote a review. Plus: aesthetically pleasing markers in an aesthetically pleasing book. bookerthanyou.blogspot.com/2025/02/nigh...

Look at NHE in the @lrbbookshop.bsky.social newsletter with our new Julian Barnes title 👀 Thank you for featuring us!

Cats are constant

January 2nd, so... time to plan a holiday?

One of the good things about Bluesky is I could happily scroll without having to dodge countless Bake Off final spoilers 👌

If you really want to encounter a lot of views different from your own, go read some books. You don’t need right wing assholes screaming at you on social media for that. This can just be a place where you chill.

As a first post on here, here's my review of Off The Ground: Paul McCartney in the 1990s by JR Moores from @reaktionbooks.bsky.social on Bookmunch - In the never-ending Beatles books that somehow still keep coming today, this one is genuinely worth reading: bookmunch.wordpress.com/2024/11/23/a...