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To-do list for Ben Nevis:	edit · history · watch · refresh
Eliminate "citation needed" tags Expand history (especially 1904–2000) Improve coverage of navigation poles/memorials debate, with better references Include some information on Three Peaks Challenge and other notable routes/ascents A map, or photos with ascent routes marked, would be handy Blisco 18:17, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

Contents 1 Cable car 2 Photo labelling 3 Impressive? 4 references 5 Fatalities 6 Gaelic name 7 Revert by Birdmessenger 8 Rewrite 9 Removed pending references 10 Three Peaks Challenge 11 pre-GA review 12 GA nomination on Hold for 7 days 13 Good Article nomination PASS 14 Observatory Date 15 A Ben 16 Ben Nevis ale 17 To-do list 18 References 19 Geology 20 Tower Ridge 21 Number of visitors 22 Quaint Scottish expressions

[edit] Cable car

cable car to Torlundy, 701 m ? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Marc Venot (talk • contribs) 06:51, July 30, 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Photo labelling

How about labelling the photo of the arete to Carn Mor Dearg as that? There is reference to CMD arete in main article now.Linuxlad 17:04, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Sure, go ahead - I just took the photo, I didn't know the exact names involved and figured someone would come along who did. Stoive 19:16, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)

... and if it helps the photo was taken at grid ref approx 176 713 facing southwest (assuming I read the map off multimap correctly just now). There was quite a bit of fog/mist around at the time - part of the effect I was trying to capture, but which (considering your comment on my talk page) may also make it look smaller than it is. Stoive 22:50, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Yes (looking on old steam-powered OS Map ODL 32) that's about half way round the arete from CMD itself. Bob Linuxlad

[edit] Impressive?

"It is the most impressive mountain face in the United Kingdom " <-- That sentence is too subjctive, I think... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 81.76.31.8 (talk • contribs) 14:33, August 18, 2005 (UTC)

True, but not _that_ true. Try 'Considered by many (UK mountaineers) to be the most impressive on the mainland...' (there can't be many faces that high for a kick-off) Linuxlad

Yep, that sentence is quite subjective. I certainly don't agree with it and have met a lot of others who consider The Ben less impressive than many other faces. I think too that it should be changed. :) Chris 62.6.139.10 11:39, 28 October 2005 (UTC)

How about the 7km long "wall" on the Beinn Lair (a "mere" Corbett)? Quite impressive really! Grinner 13:03, 28 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] references

I have difficulty with the referencing in this article. 355 days of the year no visibility from the top, with a reference to a BBC news page about the Ben Nevis. However, no word about it's weather conditions in there... That makes me wonder how true the statement is, and why teh reference has been put there. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Marije (talk • contribs) 17:43, October 2, 2005 (UTC)

Aah yes, that would be my fault, well spotted. The problem was that I thought it took the keys you type in for references, so if you have {ref|bbc} it would automatically tie this up with {note|bbc}. It seems that the references at the end also (for some reason) need to be in the same order as the references appear in the article, rather than alphabetical as I had ordered them.

Hopefully they should all make more sense in relation to the sentences they refer to now that I've re-ordered the references at the end. Thanks again pointing it out. — pmcm 20:41, 2 October 2005 (UTC)

I'm inclined to doubt these statistics. Granted they come from a "reliable source", but the source looks more reliable on geology than on climate, which is only circumstantial to the article. I find it hard to believe that the summit is covered in cloud for 355 full days a year; more likely it sees some cloud at some point during 355 days. In any case the weather isn't that remarkable; it may be worse than on most Scottish mountains due to the extra altitude, but I doubt it's that much worse. I've updated the weather section to reflect these doubts and moved it to the section on ascents, where it surely has more relevance than in the lead section, with a bit more about navigational difficulties. -- Blisco 22:22, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

Point taken about the cloud incidence, which is incidentally quite a bit higher than for other Munros, not just because of the altitude and location, but also because of its size and shape which forces airstreams upwards so generating significant extra cloud and precipitation. It seems to me that a summit cloud incidence statistic would be better (the figure of 75% sticks in my mind although I cannot source it). But I do not agree with the transfer of the weather section. Weather does not come under ascent routes. The right place for the weather information is in the lead section, directly under the fatalities information to which it is highly relevant. Also why were the additional rainfall comparisons removed? These were useful and did not occupy too much space. Any further comments? Viewfinder 08:00, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

OK, the ascents section is not the ideal place for it, but I think it was overbalancing the lead section and being given too much prominence as the second paragraph (before the bit about fatalities). To be honest this article could do with a major restructuring - at present it seems to share the common fault of many Wikipedia articles, that of having grown organically from a stub, with short snippets of information held together fairly loosely. (I'm prepared to undertake such a task but won't have time for the next week or few.) The proper place for the weather - in an expanded form with additional comparisons - is probably in a "Geography" section, or perhaps under "Safety". As a stopgap how about putting the heading "Weather" above the relevant paragraph? -- Blisco 08:40, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

The article does need restructuring, not least to remove the empty spaces around the "other facts" header. I will do nothing for 24 hours, then, barring further comment, I will create a weather heading as suggested, and remove the empty spaces. You can then overhaul the article when you have the time. Viewfinder 09:06, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

I agree that these statistics, especially regarding cloud cover, seem highly unlikey. During the past twelve months, I've spent about 15 days walking in this area of the western highlands. I think on 12 of these days, I've been able to the summit of Ben Nevis free from the clouds, perhaps only for a few minutes. Admitedly I've had very good luck with weather this year, but if these stats were true, I shouldn't have seen the summit on 12 occasions even if I'd been there every day. I know this is against the no original research rule, but I think it casts enough doubt on the statistic that it should be removed. -- ras52 10:07, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

The October issue of Trail magazine has an extended feature on Ben Nevis, including a panel "The Ben in numbers" which repeats the 355-days-of-cloud statistic. What's the betting they lifted it from Wikipedia? ;-> Blisco 21:21, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fatalities

Surely most of the fatalities were due to falls while winter climbing, not rock climbing? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.32.26.205 (talk • contribs) 14:06, March 22, 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Gaelic name

I don't claim to be able to speak Gaelic, but I've never encountered the spelling Beinn Nebhis before -- I've always seen Beinn Nibheis. A Googlefight gives 41 hits for Nebhis and 1200 for Nibheis. I'm inclined to change this unless anyone can find supporting evidence for the former spelling. ras52 11:58, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Revert by Birdmessenger

I undid this, because it did not state to which version it reverted, and the reasons for it have not been stated. Viewfinder

[edit] Rewrite

As half-promised above, I've finally got round to doing a major rewrite and restructuring of this page. Parts of it still leave something to be desired, but the structure should provide a better framework for future improvement. I hope it meets with general approval. I'll add a few more photographs tomorrow. --Blisco 21:33, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Removed pending references

The origin of the name Ben Nevis is unclear. The word ben is certainly from beinn, the Gaelic word for 'peak', and Ben Nevis is sometimes referred to as 'The Ben'. Possibilities for the meaning of nevis include 'venomous' (from nimheil), 'burst' or 'flow' (from neb) and 'brow of keen air' (from neamh meaning 'keeness of air' and bathais meaning 'brow'). A locally popular suggestion that the name derives from nèamh meaning 'heaven' is rejected by etymologists.

This bit has been part of the article since very early on, and was written by the same contributor who inserted the erroneous Gaelic name 'Beinn Nebheis' (as questioned by ras52 above). I'm inclined to treat it as suspect; I've never seen the 'brow of keen air' theory anywhere else, and I don't think the anonymous 'etymologists' necessarily reject 'heaven' out of hand. I've moved here in case anyone can find any supporting references, and replaced it with a shorter, referenced etymology. --Blisco 18:52, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Three Peaks Challenge

I meant to say this when I made the relevant edit on 5 November, but better late than never. I removed mention of the National Three Peaks Challenge from the lead section, because, while notable, I didn't think the bare mention that "Ben Nevis is one of the mountains climbed as part of the Three Peaks Challenge" contributed much to the lead. I meant to try and incorporate it somewhere else in the article (e.g. under "Ascent routes"), but forgot. However, I think it would be better to contextualise it a bit: i.e. give some indication of how many people do the challenge and when, and whether or not it's considered to have a significant environmental impact. (According to the article, 29,000 people did the challenge in June 2003, which is a fair proportion of the 100,000 people who climb the Ben!) But if anyone wants to put it back straight away, with or without context, please do. --Blisco 17:54, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

I've been trying to find a way of working in a brief mention of the standard long walks / fell runs that include Ben Nevis: the Lochaber Traverse (i.e. the whole of the north side of Glen Nevis: the Grey Corries, Aonachs, CMD and Nevis — a not too hard long day's walk), Tranter's Round (that plus the Mammores — which seems common amongst the serious fell runners) and Ramsay's Round (a modern extension to Tranter's). Perhaps these together with the National Three Peaks Challenge would naturally fit into a new section? Incidentally, I'd love to see a source for 29,000 people doing the National Three Peaks in June 2003 — I simply don't believe that figure! — ras52 10:48, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] pre-GA review

Are "Ascent routes" and "Climbing on Ben Nevis" necessary as separate sections? "Climbing..." has a stub section tag (how would it be a GA with stub sections?). The picture in the infobox has too long a caption (there's a guideline stating thet captions should be concise). That is the case with most pictures. "(See External links below for the full view.)" is not encyclopedic. Trivia should not be present in a GA candidate. Please fix this issues before receiving a full GA review. --69.19.14.26 03:11, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

What's wrong with trivia in a GA candidate? The GA criteria merely states "no non-notable trivia" [my emphasis]. The Ben Nevis distillery is moderately well known and is named after this mountain, so it is sufficiently notable and relevant, and its inclusion encylopedic. The same is true of the New Zealand mountain (also named after this mountain). I know nothing about the ship of Wendish settlers, so can't comment on them. I'd be slightly sorry to see the removal of the piano story, but I'd agree it isn't terribly notable or encylopedic.

See Wikipedia:Avoid trivia sections in articles. The piano could probably be incorporated somewhere else; the best place for the time being is probably "The summit", but it would be nice if we could find enough information to create a section on notable ascents, charity stunts and the like. (When I was there there was a man dressed as a moose on the summit, and this is no doubt a fairly regular phenomenon.) I'm not sure what to do with the rest of the Trivia section; maybe it would be enough to give it a different title? --Blisco 18:46, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for pointing that out. The piano story aside, everything in the trivia section are things named after Ben Nevis. I'm not quite sure what an appropriate section title would be — "Things named after Ben Nevis" is rather unwieldy. — ras52 10:33, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

Think I've solved this. The ship is pretty non-notable; relevant to the history of the Wendish people, perhaps, but not to this article, for the same reason that a certain bridge over the Thames isn't considered notable enough for inclusion in Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. I've shoved The Remarkables in a See also section: a cop-out perhaps, and I dislike such sections in general, but it's mostly harmless. The piano is now under the summit (so to speak). That just leaves the distillery, which I've turned into a proper section with some more information. Slàinte Mhath! --Blisco 13:24, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

I've removed the "(See External links below for the full view.)", and have shortened all the captions to comply with WP:CAP. I've removed the section stub notice from the climbing section — in my view it's now just about got enough to justify this, though more would still be good. I rather not merge the ascents and climbing sections. — ras52 12:34, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Some of the captions were over-wordy, but I don't think they need to be quite so brief. I've reinstated some of the deleted material (while trying to keep the wording concise) where it helps illustrate points mentioned in the text: e.g. the tourist route is well maintained; the summit cairn is lower than the observatory; cornices are a hazard; the Nevis Partnership is repairing paths.

I agree that climbing shouldn't come under ascents, since climbing is a distinct activity from getting to the summit, which most climbers tend not to be interested in. I'll see if I can do some web research and expand this a little. --Blisco 18:46, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

WP:CAP says more than three lines of text in a caption may be distracting. Personally, I'm not sure I agree, but that's irrelevant: this is a Wikipedia guideline, and we should try to stick to it where possible. In my browser "The steep south face of Ben Nevis…" takes up five lines, and "The lower part of the Ben Path", seven (due to the narrowness of the image); a number of others take four. The points that you mention — that the tourist route is well maintained; the summit cairn is lower than the observatory; cornices are a hazard; the Nevis Partnership is repairing paths — are all true and worthy of inclusion in the article. And if it weren't for WP:CAP, I'd agree with you about putting them in the captions. I don't propose to start a revert war by changing these, though I do think that per 69.19.14.26's comments, not changing them may hinder us achieving GA status.

I'm surprised at the Ben Path caption taking up seven lines; on my screen it takes up four. What are your monitor settings, and what do other people reading this page see? (I've got a 15-inch monitor at 1024x768 resolution, which is fairly small by modern standards.) Perhaps the solution in this case would be to widen the image a bit? Other than that one, none of the other captions take up more than three lines on my screen. I think it's unlikely that any article would fail a GA nomination for having captions this long; see for example the FA Slate industry in Wales, in which all of them are much longer. Having said that, I've looked through some of the recently Featured articles and most of them tend to use much shorter captions, so perhaps there is a case for keeping them short and sweet as a rule. -Blisco 00:11, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

On a completely separate note, do we have a source for the 75,000 people per year on the Ben Path? It's lower than I would have guessed. — ras52 10:33, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

It is referenced, in the second paragraph of the lead section, though it's slightly hidden: "The mountain attracts an estimated 100,000 visitors a year,[1] around three quarters of whom use the well-constructed tourist path.[2]" I worded it this way to try and vary the prose style, but it's not overly clear, so if you think it would be better as a plain figure then do change it. --Blisco 00:11, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

The 75,000 (also appears in caption) could be refered to Nevis Strategy - Summary, p8, prepared by the Nevis Working Party (forerunner of Nevis Partnership) October 2001. It is available in PDF at http://www.nevispartnership.co.uk/pdf/newnevis_strategy_summary.pdf, where the page number is 11. Finavon 09:59, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

Yes indeed -- see footnote 2. Sorry I didn't quite make it clear. --Blisco 11:01, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] GA nomination on Hold for 7 days

Hello,

This article looks quite good. A lot of excellent work has been put into it, and I really have almost nothing to complain about. There were a few mildly glowing adjectives here and there that made the article sound just a bit like a pamphlet promoting tourism, but nothing unforgivable.

I put a few {{fact}} tags on the article, particularly on historical events. If I happened to put a tag on a fact that is actually referenced in a nearby sentence, please remove the tag and explain the deletion in a detailed edit summary.

In all, though, this article will be GA with just a bit of work. I don't think it should take the whole 7 days.

Good work!

Please feel free to ask if you have questions --Ling.Nut 05:16, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

This coming weekend (2/3 December) I'll be able to get my hands on one or two books that might help with referencing. If you wait until Tuesday or Wednesday that'll give me time to put those refs in.

Which bits did you think suffered from glowing adjectives and tourist-speak? My impression was that the language is pretty sober and neutral; I'd say "classic rock climbs" is about the only phrase that might be construed as glowing, but it's used in the factual sense of one that's been well known and renowned for a long period. --Blisco 23:10, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

I did say mildly. :-) Don't worry about that; nothing is out of bounds. Just get the references, plus look up and down the article and see if any main points of the article were left unmentioned in the lead.--Ling.Nut 00:23, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Good Article nomination PASS

• You said you'll fix the "citation needed" tags next week.
• I was never concerned about the tourist-speak; I said nothing unforgivable from the start. In fact, I was surprised that what I considered to be a minor aside was later remarked upon. I think things are looking good.
• I was kinda hinting earlier that I thought something should be mentioned in the lead. I apologize; hinting is counterproductive. I think something should be mentioned in the lead about C.T.R. Wilson's cloud chamber, because it is interesting and important.
• But everything looks Good. Conclusion = PASS.

--Ling.Nut 00:02, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Observatory Date

The original date "late 1870s" was correct - proposed in 1877 according to both Roy (already cited) and Crocket, Ken "The Ben Nevis Mystery" (http://www.jmt.org/assets/pdf/journals/journal-38-january-2005.pdf) in JMT Journal 38 (January 2005) p19. The Observatory opened in 1883 (as already stated) I suggest restoring the "late 1870s" edit. Finavon 23:09, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] A Ben

The statement "it is often known simply as The Ben," is true if unsourced, but the same is also true of many other 'Bens'. Generally speaking 'Ben' is the honorific given to the highest mountain in any particular area. If you stand in the high streets of Alness, Dalwhinnie, or Tobermory, and ask for directions to 'The Ben' you will not end up in Lochaber. The statement is thus not so much untrue as misleading. Rather, I think it is true that in Lancastrian rock-climbing circles 'having a crack at The Ben' is a phrase that is unlikely to be ambiguous. I deference to these hardy souls I think it may be acceptable to amend the wording rather than remove it. Ben MacDui (Talk) 10:16, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

The stated reference does not verify the claim, hence the fact tag. Furthermore, this is referred to in the lead, but not expanded on in the article. Ben MacDui (Talk) 07:29, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ben Nevis ale

I added this piece of trivia and the found to my annoyance that this brew has not yet made its way onto the website reference. However, as I have a bottle in my possession I believe the information to be accurate. I was reluctant to mention this in the citation. Ben MacDui (Talk) 11:15, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

http://www.bottledbeer.co.uk/index.html?beerid=2403 Finavon 23:21, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks Finavon - the above reference is now inserted. Ben MacDui (Talk) 19:06, 11 December 2006 (UTC) PS I have a friend with a similar name to yours. You're not by any chance related?

More the Castle under your friend [1] Finavon 16:25, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] To-do list

I've updated this with some of the points mentioned in the above discussions. If anyone would like to add or remove anything then go ahead. --Blisco 21:06, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] References

I've rejigged the referencing system a bit. General (especially printed) sources that apply to the whole article are now cited separately at the top of the references section, which means that notes referring to these sources can use a short form followed by a page number, e.g. "Hodgkiss, The Central Highlands, p. 117". This should make the refs a bit easier to digest, and allows you to cite multiple pages of the same book without having to give the full details each time. I'm not sure whether or not to carry on using the <ref name="foo"> business with such notes; it's probably easier not to, but having a new footnote each time would increase the length of the notes section.

On a related matter, would anyone object if the citation templates ({{cite book}}, {{cite web}} et al) were dispensed with? I find them confusing and irritating to use and would much rather format the reference myself, but I can see that they make it easier to fill in the blanks without having to worry about consistent formatting. --Blisco 20:11, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. I support the general references, but not extending the list of references by repeating footnotes. Does the OS map need to be in both general and footnote refs? Citation templates do encourage people to give full details, but are not easy to use - a standard layout is the goal, and I don't know how else we encourage that. Finavon 23:49, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Geology

The article states that the summit cliffs are granite but it's my understanding that they are lavas. They are certainly of that character as a climbing rock and the enclosed citation seems to confirm this (see 1.2 - this file is a 2.6Mb download)

http://www.snh.org.uk/pdfs/publications/commissioned_reports/F02LD01.pdf

Billo72 14:50, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

I'm inclined to agree that those on the northern cliffs look more like lavas than granite, but then I'm no geologist. The rocks round on the CMD arête, Carn Mòr Dearg itself, and to some extent those in Coire Leis, do look like granite, though. My (rather hazy) recollection is that those on the southern crags look like granite too. — ras52 15:21, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

For those wanting to avoid downloading this large file, the relevant quote is "the summit and northern cliffs of Ben Nevis are made of andesite and basaltic lavas and tuffs. A granite intrusion forms the southern slopes of Ben Nevis and also the ridge of the Carn Dearg peaks." (I presume that by "Carn Dearg peaks" it means "the ridge of Carn Beag Dearg, Carn Dearg Meadhonach and Carn Mór [sic] Dearg".) This is in agreement with the reference cited in the article (Miller's Ben Nevis Geology); the article simply mis-quotes the reference. I've now fixed this in the article. — ras52 17:33, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for fixing my error. I'm even less of a geologist, as you can probably tell. Incidentally, if anyone wants to write about vegetation and land use this article would be a good place to start. --Blisco 18:28, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Tower Ridge

What do folks think should be done with Tower Ridge? I put the merge tags on, but I'm having second thoughts. I'm generally against the proliferation of articles, and don't want to encourage the creation of an article on every classic climb on the Ben, but I reckon it would unbalance this article to include such a detailed description. A more sensible option might be to create Climbing on Ben Nevis into which the stuff on Tower Ridge could be merged, but I doubt such an article would get much attention at the moment. Perhaps we should just leave it for six months and see what happens? --Blisco 20:28, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

I oppose merging Tower Ridge into Ben Nevis. Leaving it where it is for now seems fine. It will probably never be a long article. If there is a proliferation of articles on other routes then Climbing on Ben Nevis would be appropriate. Finavon 19:28, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

I also oppose for similar reasons. Ben MacDui (Talk) 20:23, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

It seems quite similar to the detailed route information that used to live on the Aonach Eagach page. Blisco removed this, leaving a copy in his user area saying "I intend to move it to Wikibooks at some point". Long term, I think the same should happen to the Tower Ridge page — the detail, beyond what's on this page, is not really encyclopedic. But until that happens, I suggest we leave it as it is. — ras52 10:07, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

I'd have to say that it doesn't really look like encyclopedia material to me. Grinner 23:49, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Number of visitors

The lead section states that there are approximately 100,000 visitors each year. Having had a look at the reference, the John Muir Trust website says that there are around 100,000 ascents each year, which isn't exactly the same thing - there are keen fellrunners who will make multiple ascents each year. I'd suggest we either reduce the number of visitors, or change the wording of 'visitors' to 'ascents'. Clear air turbulence 22:21, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

Be bold and fix it! If you don't have a figure for the number of visitors, I'd suggest changing the wording to 'ascents'. I'd be curious to know whether this really makes a difference — my utterly unsourced, gut instinct impression is that the vast majority of visitors only make one ascent per year. Nevertheless, your point is completely valid: the reference is about ascents, not visitors. — ras52 22:38, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

Well, it works both ways. My first "visit" wasn't an "ascent". I didn't reach the top! Thincat 12:34, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Quaint Scottish expressions

The lead section contains the word "outwith". Having worked with some lovely Scots folk over the years, I was well aware of it's existence and it's meaning. However, on the basis that the vast majority of readers are not Scots and will be confused, I was about to edit it to read "outside". On the edit page, I found that the author had anticipated me and had inserted a note explaining the word, no doubt to discourage edits. On the basis that he felt it so important I left it in, but would suggest that a GA status article should surely not include obscure dialect words for no apparent reason when there is a perfectly good English word that the majority of readers would understand much better. I know this probably seems trivial, but what do people think? kritikos99 16:46, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

Quaint, my friend, is in the ear of the listener. This is a Scottish article and I can see no reason not to use a perfectly acceptable, and hardly opaque Scottish expression within it. WP:MOS, often ambiguous, seems quite clear on this subject. "An article on a topic that has strong ties to a particular English-speaking nation uses the appropriate variety of English for that nation." Ben MacDui (Talk) 19:49, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

Well, I wouldn't expect the author to agree with my query, no-one else got a point of view? Where we differ, I guess, is that I don't see that an article about a mountain has "strong ties to a particular English-speaking nation". If the article was about bagpipes or haggis, then OK. Sorry about the cliches... The mountain could have been anywhere really. kritikos99 13:33, 29 October 2007 (UTC)