Talk:Ben Nevis

Why don't we have anything on Ben Nevis?

Have you checked that the information in that route box is correct? I bet you just copied it straight from the UMHC Editing Help page, didn't you? It was just an example of how to include a route box, so may very well we wrong.

Also... you know there is a Template:Infobox_Mountain? So unless you're going to write about the tourist track I'd swap it for that template instead. --Coops 13:12, 5 May 2008 (BST)

That time of 6hrs is possibly just about ok for the tourist path (if people are going at 4km/hr) but it's maybe a bit optimistic generally. Also, it doesn't specify what route that is for - if people are going a nicer way up, like Carn Mor Dearg and then round the arete and onto the top then it will take considerably longer.

Also I'm not sure about putting details of the navigation off the top on the wiki, even with disclaimer - perhaps just mention that care must be taken with it if the visibility is poor (which, kids, is about 325 days of the year). Caterina 10:16, 8 May 2008 (BST)

The route box really need to be scraped (replaced with Template:Infobox_Mountain).The page is about the mountain, and since there are so many contrasting ways up it, each route should get its own page.

I was in two minds about including specifics about the descent. However, I considered it to be a useful summary, as the MCofS page is so comprehensive extracting the actual practical information from it is tedious. --Coops 12:10, 8 May 2008 (BST)

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"Ben Nevis attracts cloud like a half-price sale on special brew attract tramps"... Brilliant! --Coops 21:09, 16 May 2008 (BST)