• Otherwise, you'll find it hard to get back to the same pace and you'll feel even more tired and achey! Although, how much you enjoy Ben Nevis is vitally dependent...
  • Ben Nevis gives its name to the Ben Nevis Range , a 16km long spine of mountains that run from Loch Linnhe in the west to Lairig Leanach in the east.
  • The north face of Ben Nevis is riven with buttresses, ridges, towers and pinnacles, and contains many classic scrambles and rock climbs.
  • Discover everything you need to know about Ben Nevis, The Scottish Highlands including history, facts, how to get there and the best time to visit.
  • Ben Nevis stands at the western end of the Grampian Mountains in the Highland region of Lochaber, close to the town of Fort William.
  • 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.
  • The name ‘Ben Nevis’ is derived from the Gaelic ‘Beinn Nibheis’, meaning ‘Venemous Mountain’. Ben Nevis is the final remnant of an ancient volcano; it’s peak...
  • 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.
  • The attempts to be the 'first' to do something unusual at the summit of Ben Nevis continue - and nowadays it's usually a charity that benefits.
  • Ben Nevis gets its name from the Gaelic name Beinn Nibheis. Beinn meaning ‘mountain’ and Nibheis translating, as some say, to ‘venomous’ or ‘malicious’.