- Although it may be swathed in eerie mists for most of the year, climbing Ben Nevis will make you feel as though you’re on top of the world.
- The Ben Nevis ( Beinn gäl. Nibheis [ bɐi ː ni ː ɲ viʃ ] ) with a height of 1344 meters the highest mountain in Scotland and the UK.
- Ben Nevis stands at the western end of the Grampian Mountains in the Highland region of Lochaber, close to the town of Fort William.
- The north face of Ben Nevis is riven with buttresses, ridges, towers and pinnacles, and contains many classic scrambles and rock climbs.
- Thousands of people set off each year on the challenge to climb The Ben. “Ben Nevis” is a translation of the Scottish Gaelic name “Beinn Nibheis”.
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- Its summit reaches an elevation of more than 4,400 feet (more than about 1,340 meters). Ben Nevis is located in the Highland council area of Scotland.
- Ben Nevis is a Munro in the Scottish Highlands area of Lochaber near the town of Fort William, towering at 1,345m (4,412ft) above sea level.
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- At the top you will find the old Ben Nevis Observatory that was used to collect weather data from the Mountain between 1883 and 1904.