The other "problem" with the Ben is that it isn't particularly remote. There's a sizable to n (Fort William) quite close to it, and roads run to the north and west.
But the lack of remoteness is deceptive. The flattish top of the mountain makes it hard to lose height quickly in bad weather, and poor navigation can bring you into gullies that quickly become almost vertical. The weather can change very quickly; the UK has a maritime climate and the mountain is about as far north as Moscow.
Sounds a lot like the situation with Mount Washington in New Hampshire. As a cold injuries expert I knew would say, it's located where a lot of idiots can go up it unprepared or when they shouldn't. One of the more recent deaths was a woman who was very fit and prepared. She just set off in the face of really bad incoming weather reports that she apparently thought she could keep ahead of. Turned out to be some of the worst weather of the past few decades.
But the lack of remoteness is deceptive. The flattish top of the mountain makes it hard to lose height quickly in bad weather, and poor navigation can bring you into gullies that quickly become almost vertical. The weather can change very quickly; the UK has a maritime climate and the mountain is about as far north as Moscow.