Summary
Clare explores the beautiful beaches of Aberlady Bay, East of Edinburgh. She joins the pupils, parents and staff of Saltersgate school which supports children and young people who have additional learning needs. Mary Higgins is the outdoor learning teacher and she's discovered that for some pupils, a long walk on a Monday morning sets them up for the week. She's thrilled by how far and well they ramble and joy they derive from being outside whatever the weather. With special dispensation, some of the parents come along to explain to Clare the pleasure and benefit their non-verbal sons gain from this weekly adventure. Producer: Lucy Lunt.
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| 0:00.0 | Eleven climbers appeared to have died on the world's second highest mountain K2. |
| 0:06.0 | It was one of the deadliest days in mountaineering history. |
| 0:10.0 | Rock falls, avalanches. |
| 0:11.0 | Huge pieces of ice. All are big enough to kill you. |
| 0:14.0 | He just flew out into Devoid and he was gone. |
| 0:17.0 | How did it all go so wrong? |
| 0:19.0 | And is it really worth risking death to feel alive? |
| 0:22.3 | Why would somebody pay to go to a place called the death cell on a vacation? |
| 0:27.4 | Extreme. |
| 0:28.3 | Peak Danger. |
| 0:29.3 | With me, Natalia Melman Petrazella. |
| 0:31.8 | Listen to the full series now. |
| 0:33.4 | First on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:35.1 | This is the BBC. |
| 0:38.0 | This is a BBC Radio 4 download. |
| 0:40.8 | You're listening to me. |
| 0:41.9 | Claire Balding with another edition of Ramblings. |
| 0:47.2 | It's 8.30 on a Monday morning, a grey day overhead. |
| 0:51.0 | And actually, a tiny bit of pink sky in the distance. |
| 0:56.2 | I am just to the south of Edinburgh at Saltersgate school which is a school for children and young adults who have |
| 1:02.3 | special learning requirements and Mary Higgins wrote to us and said why don't you come |
| 1:07.3 | rambling with us we go for a walk every Monday morning. |
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