Eleanor
@belay-and-boulder.bsky.social
Find me on the rocks. Or napping in the sun. Always stoked. Scared, but doing it anyway.
Rock climbing. Photography. Jersey, C.I.
Rock climbing. Photography. Jersey, C.I.
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Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
November 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
"That’s why you go again,” he said, laughing. “You just forget how shitty it was.”
'Within minutes, the entire overhang had collapsed, obliterating the surrounding terrain. “If we’d been up there like, 20 minutes later, it would’ve been curtains.”'
Astonishing interview with Georgre Ponsonby in @climbing-magazine.bsky.social about his ascent of Aikache Chhok with James Price.
Astonishing interview with Georgre Ponsonby in @climbing-magazine.bsky.social about his ascent of Aikache Chhok with James Price.
Two Unknown Young Alpinists Establish One of the Gnarliest Routes of the Year
Irish alpinist George Ponsonby shares the inside scoop on his and James Price’s new 3,000-meter route in remote Pakistan that they climbed in October.
www.climbing.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:19 AM
"That’s why you go again,” he said, laughing. “You just forget how shitty it was.”
O HEY THAT'S MY FRIEND!
Yesssss @megdvs.bsky.social 🥳💃✨ Well proud. 🥹
www.bailiwickexpress.com/news/bailiwi...
Yesssss @megdvs.bsky.social 🥳💃✨ Well proud. 🥹
www.bailiwickexpress.com/news/bailiwi...
Bailiwick Express reporter shortlisted for prestigious young journalist award - Bailiwick Express News Jersey
A Bailiwick Express reporter has been shortlisted for one of the UK’s top journalism awards. Megan Davies has been nominated for Young Journalist of the Year at the Society of Editors’ Media Freedom A...
www.bailiwickexpress.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:25 PM
O HEY THAT'S MY FRIEND!
Yesssss @megdvs.bsky.social 🥳💃✨ Well proud. 🥹
www.bailiwickexpress.com/news/bailiwi...
Yesssss @megdvs.bsky.social 🥳💃✨ Well proud. 🥹
www.bailiwickexpress.com/news/bailiwi...
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The Trump administration has finalized a plan to open the coastal plain of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling, renewing long-simmering debate over whether to drill in one of the nation's most sensitive wilderness areas. n.pr/42WZfy6
Trump administration finalizes plan to open pristine Alaska wildlife refuge to oil and gas drilling
The Trump administration has finalized a plan to open the coastal plain of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling, renewing long-simmering debate over whether to drill in one of the nation's most sensitive wilderness areas.
n.pr
October 24, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Trump administration has finalized a plan to open the coastal plain of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling, renewing long-simmering debate over whether to drill in one of the nation's most sensitive wilderness areas. n.pr/42WZfy6
"To be a good scientist, I have to take emotions out of work. Still, I would say looking at this data, when I allow myself to connect to it emotionally, then I am afraid. This really scares me,” she said."
Ocean acidity crosses critical threshold, threatening marine life. Scientists note seven of nine planetary boundaries are now transgressed.
#Oceans #Climate #Environment
#Oceans #Climate #Environment
World’s oceans fail key health check as acidity crosses critical threshold for marine life
Scientists call for renewed global effort to curb fossil fuels as seven of nine planetary boundaries now transgressed
www.theguardian.com
October 5, 2025 at 10:56 AM
"To be a good scientist, I have to take emotions out of work. Still, I would say looking at this data, when I allow myself to connect to it emotionally, then I am afraid. This really scares me,” she said."
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"Every single one of you has that indomitable spirit. But so many people don’t let it out. They don’t realize the power they have to influence and change the world. And so I’m saying to you, let your indomitable spirit make a difference."
— Jane Goodall, March 30, 2024,
grist.org/looking-forw...
— Jane Goodall, March 30, 2024,
grist.org/looking-forw...
Jane Goodall’s legacy of empathy, curiosity, and courage
As the iconic scientist and activist celebrates her 90th birthday, her message for younger generations is one of hope — and not fearing the next adventure.
grist.org
October 1, 2025 at 7:22 PM
"Every single one of you has that indomitable spirit. But so many people don’t let it out. They don’t realize the power they have to influence and change the world. And so I’m saying to you, let your indomitable spirit make a difference."
— Jane Goodall, March 30, 2024,
grist.org/looking-forw...
— Jane Goodall, March 30, 2024,
grist.org/looking-forw...
September 30, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Stormy seas. Rising tide. Threatening rain. Pretty skies.
Sorel Point for our last club night of the year, & I managed to get a lead in!
Haven't climbed all month. Hopefully we'll have a few more good days before it gets colder and wetter. ⛅️
#jerseyci #rockclimbing #landscapephotography #sunset
Sorel Point for our last club night of the year, & I managed to get a lead in!
Haven't climbed all month. Hopefully we'll have a few more good days before it gets colder and wetter. ⛅️
#jerseyci #rockclimbing #landscapephotography #sunset
September 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Stormy seas. Rising tide. Threatening rain. Pretty skies.
Sorel Point for our last club night of the year, & I managed to get a lead in!
Haven't climbed all month. Hopefully we'll have a few more good days before it gets colder and wetter. ⛅️
#jerseyci #rockclimbing #landscapephotography #sunset
Sorel Point for our last club night of the year, & I managed to get a lead in!
Haven't climbed all month. Hopefully we'll have a few more good days before it gets colder and wetter. ⛅️
#jerseyci #rockclimbing #landscapephotography #sunset
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Trump Spends Entire U.K. Trip Trying To Figure Out Where He Knows Prince Andrew From
Trump Spends Entire U.K. Trip Trying To Figure Out Where He Knows Prince Andrew From
LONDON—Claiming that he recognized the member of the royal family, but his memory was hazy, President Donald Trump has spent his entire trip to the U.K. trying to figure out where he knows Prince Andr...
theonion.com
September 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Trump Spends Entire U.K. Trip Trying To Figure Out Where He Knows Prince Andrew From
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David Letterman on his career mocking presidents: “Beating up on these people, rightly or wrongly, accurately or perhaps inaccurately, in the name of comedy—not once were we squeezed by anyone from any governmental agency, let alone the dreaded FCC.”
Watch more: bit.ly/4n0Uv2p #TAF25
Watch more: bit.ly/4n0Uv2p #TAF25
September 18, 2025 at 11:50 PM
David Letterman on his career mocking presidents: “Beating up on these people, rightly or wrongly, accurately or perhaps inaccurately, in the name of comedy—not once were we squeezed by anyone from any governmental agency, let alone the dreaded FCC.”
Watch more: bit.ly/4n0Uv2p #TAF25
Watch more: bit.ly/4n0Uv2p #TAF25
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Don’t you dare call us fascists, they say, as they force people off the airwaves for criticizing them while vowing to crush and criminalize their opposition.
September 18, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Don’t you dare call us fascists, they say, as they force people off the airwaves for criticizing them while vowing to crush and criminalize their opposition.
"If you can’t honor a man by quoting him directly because his own words seem disparaging to his legacy, then perhaps you shouldn’t try to honor him at all.” - @muellershewrote.com
Honoring Charlie Kirk's memory by ruining the lives of anyone who accurately quotes Charlie Kirk
September 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
"If you can’t honor a man by quoting him directly because his own words seem disparaging to his legacy, then perhaps you shouldn’t try to honor him at all.” - @muellershewrote.com
Taiji's annual dolphin hunt also began this month, and will continue until March-ish (with a quota of just under 2000 dolphins)
And although Japan ceased whaling in Antartica, they left the IWC and continue whaling in their own waters.
Good news: There was no whaling in Iceland this year.
And although Japan ceased whaling in Antartica, they left the IWC and continue whaling in their own waters.
Good news: There was no whaling in Iceland this year.
280 pilot whales killed in the latest Faroe Islands grind hunt — over 600 this year.
Driven into inlets, killed with spinal lances. Despite health authorities warning of toxic contamination in whale meat, these hunts continue.
#StopTheGrind
Driven into inlets, killed with spinal lances. Despite health authorities warning of toxic contamination in whale meat, these hunts continue.
#StopTheGrind
September 16, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Taiji's annual dolphin hunt also began this month, and will continue until March-ish (with a quota of just under 2000 dolphins)
And although Japan ceased whaling in Antartica, they left the IWC and continue whaling in their own waters.
Good news: There was no whaling in Iceland this year.
And although Japan ceased whaling in Antartica, they left the IWC and continue whaling in their own waters.
Good news: There was no whaling in Iceland this year.
One day I'll properly go though the photos of Fontainebleau, but in the mean time, shoutout to @megdvs.bsky.social for this shot of me on our last day ✨
La Caresse, 6a+
(Not pictured: Every single one of my fingertips was bleeding 🥲)
#rockclimbing #bouldering #fontainebleau
La Caresse, 6a+
(Not pictured: Every single one of my fingertips was bleeding 🥲)
#rockclimbing #bouldering #fontainebleau
September 14, 2025 at 5:56 PM
One day I'll properly go though the photos of Fontainebleau, but in the mean time, shoutout to @megdvs.bsky.social for this shot of me on our last day ✨
La Caresse, 6a+
(Not pictured: Every single one of my fingertips was bleeding 🥲)
#rockclimbing #bouldering #fontainebleau
La Caresse, 6a+
(Not pictured: Every single one of my fingertips was bleeding 🥲)
#rockclimbing #bouldering #fontainebleau
"Mr Rutte noted that while this was the largest concentration of violations of NATO airspace, “what happened on Wednesday was not an isolated incident. Russia’s recklessness in the air along our eastern flank is increasing in frequency.”
www.nato.int/cps/en/natoh...
www.nato.int/cps/en/natoh...
NATO launches “Eastern Sentry” to bolster posture along eastern flank
On Friday (12 September 2025), NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) General Alexus G. Grynkewich held a joint press conference to outline NATO’s response to t...
www.nato.int
September 12, 2025 at 8:40 PM
"Mr Rutte noted that while this was the largest concentration of violations of NATO airspace, “what happened on Wednesday was not an isolated incident. Russia’s recklessness in the air along our eastern flank is increasing in frequency.”
www.nato.int/cps/en/natoh...
www.nato.int/cps/en/natoh...
Sweaty hands reading this.
Nothing beats the feeling of clipping bomber gear after a spicy runout. 💀
And in those times when self-preservation kicks in, absolutely nothing else matters except not letting go.
Nothing beats the feeling of clipping bomber gear after a spicy runout. 💀
And in those times when self-preservation kicks in, absolutely nothing else matters except not letting go.
“I never let any man see me cry, but I could let the rock see.” Emily Meg Weinstein on rock climbing and saving herself.
Holding Tight: When to Fall and When to Keep Climbing
I was a hundred feet above the ground, clinging. In the distance, Joshua trees saluted the golden hour’s infinity with their cheerful punk spikes and victorious fringed limbs, but all I could see w…
buff.ly
September 11, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Sweaty hands reading this.
Nothing beats the feeling of clipping bomber gear after a spicy runout. 💀
And in those times when self-preservation kicks in, absolutely nothing else matters except not letting go.
Nothing beats the feeling of clipping bomber gear after a spicy runout. 💀
And in those times when self-preservation kicks in, absolutely nothing else matters except not letting go.
The weather has been too rubbish for climbing recently, so I'm just dreaming back to great days falling off rocks in my favourite forest 🍁
#ForêtdeFontainebleau #bouldering #rockclimbing #fontainebleau
#ForêtdeFontainebleau #bouldering #rockclimbing #fontainebleau
September 4, 2025 at 7:14 AM
The weather has been too rubbish for climbing recently, so I'm just dreaming back to great days falling off rocks in my favourite forest 🍁
#ForêtdeFontainebleau #bouldering #rockclimbing #fontainebleau
#ForêtdeFontainebleau #bouldering #rockclimbing #fontainebleau
Perfect end to the bank holiday weekend. Cruisey climbs and a sea swim to cool off 😌
1. @megdvs.bsky.social, with a lovely view of Ouaisne
2. Sezene's first trad lead! 🥳
3. Jazz crushing her first VDiff lead!
4. Beauport beach for a well needed post-climb swim ☀️
#rockclimbing #jerseyci
1. @megdvs.bsky.social, with a lovely view of Ouaisne
2. Sezene's first trad lead! 🥳
3. Jazz crushing her first VDiff lead!
4. Beauport beach for a well needed post-climb swim ☀️
#rockclimbing #jerseyci
August 26, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Perfect end to the bank holiday weekend. Cruisey climbs and a sea swim to cool off 😌
1. @megdvs.bsky.social, with a lovely view of Ouaisne
2. Sezene's first trad lead! 🥳
3. Jazz crushing her first VDiff lead!
4. Beauport beach for a well needed post-climb swim ☀️
#rockclimbing #jerseyci
1. @megdvs.bsky.social, with a lovely view of Ouaisne
2. Sezene's first trad lead! 🥳
3. Jazz crushing her first VDiff lead!
4. Beauport beach for a well needed post-climb swim ☀️
#rockclimbing #jerseyci
"If the United States abandons mRNA, it will not simply be forfeiting a public health advantage. It will be ceding a strategic asset. In national security terms, mRNA is the equivalent of a missile defense system for biology. The ability to rapidly design, produce and deploy medical countermeasures"
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “If the United States abandons mRNA, it will not simply be forfeiting a public health advantage. It will be ceding a strategic asset,” writes Rick Bright, the former director of BARDA, a U.S. pandemic response agency.
Opinion | America Is Giving Up a Lifesaving Medical Breakthrough: mRNA
Giving up on mRNA is a dangerous decision.
nyti.ms
August 19, 2025 at 8:08 AM
"If the United States abandons mRNA, it will not simply be forfeiting a public health advantage. It will be ceding a strategic asset. In national security terms, mRNA is the equivalent of a missile defense system for biology. The ability to rapidly design, produce and deploy medical countermeasures"
Hope u enjoy this compilation of me falling over and over. 💃
I also had to use a horrible knee-bar on that first move to keep the tension while reaching up, and completely scratched my knee to bits. 😅
#rockclimbing #jerseyci #bouldering
I also had to use a horrible knee-bar on that first move to keep the tension while reaching up, and completely scratched my knee to bits. 😅
#rockclimbing #jerseyci #bouldering
August 18, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Hope u enjoy this compilation of me falling over and over. 💃
I also had to use a horrible knee-bar on that first move to keep the tension while reaching up, and completely scratched my knee to bits. 😅
#rockclimbing #jerseyci #bouldering
I also had to use a horrible knee-bar on that first move to keep the tension while reaching up, and completely scratched my knee to bits. 😅
#rockclimbing #jerseyci #bouldering
Sunday sea swim, some DWS (if you can call it that. More like shallow water traversing...), and a bit of bouldering (falling) after the tide went down.
Perfect afternoon with @megdvs.bsky.social ☀️
#jerseyci #rockclimbing #bouldering #seaswim
Perfect afternoon with @megdvs.bsky.social ☀️
#jerseyci #rockclimbing #bouldering #seaswim
August 18, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Sunday sea swim, some DWS (if you can call it that. More like shallow water traversing...), and a bit of bouldering (falling) after the tide went down.
Perfect afternoon with @megdvs.bsky.social ☀️
#jerseyci #rockclimbing #bouldering #seaswim
Perfect afternoon with @megdvs.bsky.social ☀️
#jerseyci #rockclimbing #bouldering #seaswim
Introduced Sammy to a new bay, she snorkeled, I did some deep water soloing. Good vibes!
1. Moments before I fell in😅
2. Sammy in her element
3. Latest charity shop find, Gulliver's Travels. Another classic I've never read. (Hmu with ur classics recs pls x )
4. La Rosière
#jerseyci #rockclimbing
1. Moments before I fell in😅
2. Sammy in her element
3. Latest charity shop find, Gulliver's Travels. Another classic I've never read. (Hmu with ur classics recs pls x )
4. La Rosière
#jerseyci #rockclimbing
August 16, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Introduced Sammy to a new bay, she snorkeled, I did some deep water soloing. Good vibes!
1. Moments before I fell in😅
2. Sammy in her element
3. Latest charity shop find, Gulliver's Travels. Another classic I've never read. (Hmu with ur classics recs pls x )
4. La Rosière
#jerseyci #rockclimbing
1. Moments before I fell in😅
2. Sammy in her element
3. Latest charity shop find, Gulliver's Travels. Another classic I've never read. (Hmu with ur classics recs pls x )
4. La Rosière
#jerseyci #rockclimbing
Great bouldering session this afternoon!
Really pleased with this little problem - I'd tried this years ago, after my accident, and barely had the confidence to get off the ground, let alone the powerful move and the topout. Huge win today! 🫶
#rockclimbing #bouldering #jerseyci #climbing
Really pleased with this little problem - I'd tried this years ago, after my accident, and barely had the confidence to get off the ground, let alone the powerful move and the topout. Huge win today! 🫶
#rockclimbing #bouldering #jerseyci #climbing
August 14, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Great bouldering session this afternoon!
Really pleased with this little problem - I'd tried this years ago, after my accident, and barely had the confidence to get off the ground, let alone the powerful move and the topout. Huge win today! 🫶
#rockclimbing #bouldering #jerseyci #climbing
Really pleased with this little problem - I'd tried this years ago, after my accident, and barely had the confidence to get off the ground, let alone the powerful move and the topout. Huge win today! 🫶
#rockclimbing #bouldering #jerseyci #climbing
Great day at La Vyi yesterday, and we saw dolphins!
1. Dramatic cliffs. Kesha belaying Dom
2. DOLPHINS! The photo is terrible, so it's kinda like: "bro, trust me"
3. Dom setting off on Cut Across Shorty, HVS 5a
4. View of Plemont Bay from the crag
#rockclimbing #jerseyci #dolphins #landscape
1. Dramatic cliffs. Kesha belaying Dom
2. DOLPHINS! The photo is terrible, so it's kinda like: "bro, trust me"
3. Dom setting off on Cut Across Shorty, HVS 5a
4. View of Plemont Bay from the crag
#rockclimbing #jerseyci #dolphins #landscape
August 10, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Great day at La Vyi yesterday, and we saw dolphins!
1. Dramatic cliffs. Kesha belaying Dom
2. DOLPHINS! The photo is terrible, so it's kinda like: "bro, trust me"
3. Dom setting off on Cut Across Shorty, HVS 5a
4. View of Plemont Bay from the crag
#rockclimbing #jerseyci #dolphins #landscape
1. Dramatic cliffs. Kesha belaying Dom
2. DOLPHINS! The photo is terrible, so it's kinda like: "bro, trust me"
3. Dom setting off on Cut Across Shorty, HVS 5a
4. View of Plemont Bay from the crag
#rockclimbing #jerseyci #dolphins #landscape