S4 pupils who are part of the JSLA class were given the opportunity to go to Ratho Climbing centre in Edinburgh to experience some adrenaline infused activities including climbing, abseiling and bouldering.

In the climbing pupils were given the chance to scale the heights of the Ratho climbing centre which is specially built around a natural quarry.  They learned how to belay for each other which required a lot of trust and teamwork between the pupils.  The abseiling section was where pupils were truly put to the test as they were suspended at mind numbing heights and their lives were quite literally in their own hands as they carefully lowered themselves towards the ground.  This was probably the most popular part of the day with many pupils reporting to have overcome their fear of heights.

All pupils had a fantastic day and found it both a challenging and worthwhile experience.