Summary
There's a watery theme to this new series of Ramblings, as Clare Balding walks along rivers, lakes and streams. In this first programme we find her exploring part of the Thames estuary in Essex, with local enthusiast, Eileen Peck. Eileen's written a book of local walks around her village of Thundersley trying to encourage locals to enjoy walking in their own area, rather than feeling they have to travel further a field. Producer: Lucy Lunt.
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| 0:00.0 | 11 climbers appeared to have died on the world's second highest mountain K2. |
| 0:06.4 | It was one of the deadliest days in mountaineering history. |
| 0:09.9 | Rock falls, avalanches. |
| 0:11.6 | Huge pieces of ice. |
| 0:12.9 | All are big enough to kill you. |
| 0:14.3 | He just flew out into Devoid, and he was gone. |
| 0:17.3 | How did it all go so wrong? |
| 0:19.2 | And is it really worth risking death to feel alive? Why would |
| 0:23.1 | somebody pay to go to a place called the death zone on vacation? Extreme, peak danger. With me, |
| 0:29.9 | Natalia Melman Petrazella. Listen to the full series now, first on BBC Sounds. This is a BBC Radio |
| 0:36.4 | for download. |
| 0:38.3 | You're listening to me. |
| 0:40.9 | Claire Balding with another edition of Ramblings. |
| 0:49.6 | There's a large group ahead of me about 17 or 18 people outside the White Hart pub. |
| 0:52.4 | In Thundersley Village, we're in Essex. |
| 0:53.8 | Hello, Eileen. |
| 0:54.5 | Hi, I'm Claire. Hello, Claire. Good to meet you. Essex. Hello, Eileen. Hi, I'm Claire. |
| 0:55.3 | Hello, Claire. |
| 0:56.1 | Good to meet you. |
| 0:56.6 | And you. |
| 1:03.0 | Now, Eileen is the author of a book called Fundersley on Foot, Eileen Peck, because your sort of mission is to get more people walking their local area. |
| 1:05.7 | That's right. |
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