Roland Jackson
@rolandjackson.bsky.social
History & politics of sci/tech, & Cumbria. Author: The Ascent of John Tyndall #histsci; Scientific Advice to the Nineteenth-Century British State #c19. Chair Cumbria County History Trust & Trustee Lowther Castle & Gdns. Web: https://www.rolandjackson.co.uk
Aargh, really not good. I do hope it mends soon
October 8, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Aargh, really not good. I do hope it mends soon
We probably should!
October 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
We probably should!
It's wonderful stuff. Are you planning something on him?
September 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
It's wonderful stuff. Are you planning something on him?
Of course it was accidental!
September 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Of course it was accidental!
Thank goodness there don't seem to be any in Cumbria.
September 29, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Thank goodness there don't seem to be any in Cumbria.
It's as bad as outside of...
September 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
It's as bad as outside of...
I'm not sure what it says about them, but they all managed to remain close friends. It doesn't seem that that would be the case for similar differences of principle now, or would it?
August 22, 2025 at 5:32 AM
I'm not sure what it says about them, but they all managed to remain close friends. It doesn't seem that that would be the case for similar differences of principle now, or would it?
Just about to review vol. 18!
August 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Just about to review vol. 18!
Indeed. But via the Mittellegi Ridge not, the North Face! See www.rolandjackson.co.uk/post/on-the-...
On the Eiger
“Victor”, I yelled, “take the rope in really tight. I can’t get past this overhang”. My cramponed feet scrabbled back onto the rock. Seconds before, I had been hanging by both arms from a fixed rope o...
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July 3, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Indeed. But via the Mittellegi Ridge not, the North Face! See www.rolandjackson.co.uk/post/on-the-...
...and here they are from the south (from the summit of the Ebnefluh). Plus bonus of Mönch and Jungfrau from the summit of the Eiger.
July 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
...and here they are from the south (from the summit of the Ebnefluh). Plus bonus of Mönch and Jungfrau from the summit of the Eiger.
That's a real shame - hope you can rescue content from the wreckage.
June 20, 2025 at 7:52 AM
That's a real shame - hope you can rescue content from the wreckage.
This is British humour...they all know exactly what is going on!
June 16, 2025 at 5:16 AM
This is British humour...they all know exactly what is going on!
Looks fascinating! Many congrats.
June 5, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Looks fascinating! Many congrats.
Reposted by Roland Jackson
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May 15, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Our friends at VCH Cumbria work on Lancashire north of the Sands, a small corner of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and all of Cumberland and Westmorland.
Their work depends on volunteers and donations.
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I have a copy of the Science Museum masterplan c.2000 on my wall at home! It's a beautiful image from the days of Tim Molloy as Head of Design.
May 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I have a copy of the Science Museum masterplan c.2000 on my wall at home! It's a beautiful image from the days of Tim Molloy as Head of Design.