Beta

Beta is simply information, usually regarding the nature of a trip or route and the challenges one might encounter. The word beta sprang from the climbing community and could have originally meant a Betamax video. Essentially the video of someone climbing a pitch.

These days beta typically takes the written form, but you can find excellent route information on YouTube.

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This site is currently documenting 11352 locations, with detailed information on 3656 locations.

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↓ Click on icon to locate on map Location	My ratings Quality	French rating Rating	Time	Metric Hike	Descent	Raps	Info	Conditions
YOUR RATINGS ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN, CLICK ON THE STARS TO ADD/CHANGE RATINGS, X TO DELETE
Keyhole Canyon (Nevada) Lake Mead NRA (Arizona/Nevada)	3.4*#43	3A I (v3a1 I)	2-3h	1.6mi	0.7mi	4-5r ↕95ft	XXX, XXX, XXX, XXX	17 Apr 2025
Stafford Creek Coastal Range (Oregon)	3.6*#18	3C1 II (v3a4 II)	2-5h	0.8mi		7-10r ↕130ft	..., .xX, Xx., ...	16 Apr 2025
Chopper Drop Sedona (Arizona)	3.7*#24	3A III (v3a1 III)	4.5-7.5h	6.5mi		3-4r ↕190ft	..., XXX, ..., XXX	16 Apr 2025
Larry Canyon Ekker Ranch Road (Southeast Utah)	4.5*#41	3A III (v3a1 III)	5-8h			5r ↕99ft	..., XXX, XXX, XXX	15 Apr 2025
Christopher Creek Gorge Hellsgate Wilderness (Arizona)	4*#73	3C II (v3a4 II)	2-6h	2.7mi	1.2mi	4-5r ↕42ft	..., xxX, XXx, Xxx	15 Apr 2025
Bluejohn Canyon (East Fork) Bluejohn Complex (Southeast Utah)	3.7*#25	3A IV (v3a1 IV)	4-9h	10.6mi		2-3r ↕50ft	xxx, XXX, xxx, XXX	14 Apr 2025
Archer Creek (Columbia River Gorge) Washington Side (Oregon/Washington)	3*#9	3C I (v3a4 I)	1-2h			4r ↕60ft	..., .XX, X.., ...	14 Apr 2025
Langille Peak View Waterslide (aka "the warmup") South Cascades (Washington)	0*#0	3C1 II (v3a4 II)				5r ↕220ft	XXX, XXX, X.., ...	14 Apr 2025
Vivian Creek San Bernardino Mountains (California)	3.4*#30	3B II (v3a2 II)	2.5-5h	1.8mi		5r ↕180ft		13 Apr 2025
Hog Canyon Sierra Ancha Mountains (Arizona)	3*#18	3A II (v3a1 II)	2-4h			4-5r ↕100ft	..., XXX, XXX, XXX	13 Apr 2025
Big Dude Sedona (Arizona)	2.8*#10	3A III (v3a1 III)	3.5-6h			4r ↕80ft	XXX, XXX, ..., XXX	13 Apr 2025
Wilson Seep Canyon Flagstaff (Arizona)	3*#9	3A II (v3a1 II)	1.5-3.5h	2.1mi		3r ↕35ft	..., XXX, XXX, XXX	13 Apr 2025
TCB (North East Fork) Hans Flat Road (Southeast Utah)	4.4*#15	3A II PG (v4a1 II)	3-4h			0r	xxx, XXX, xxx, XXX	13 Apr 2025
Morocco Canyon Hog Springs (Southeast Utah)	3.7*#44	3B I (v3a2 I)	2-4h	2.1mi		6r ↕50ft	XXX, XXX, XXX, XXX	13 Apr 2025
Not Shaylee Birthday Canyon Grand Junction (Colorado)	3*#4	3B II (v3a2 II)	2.5-5h	5.4mi	0.3mi ↕276ft	3r ↕63ft	..., .XX, XXX, XX.	13 Apr 2025
Ribbon Canyon Grand Junction (Colorado)	3*#4	3A III (v3a1 III)	5-6h	7mi	4mi ↕1600ft	2r ↕100ft	..., XXX, ..., XXX	13 Apr 2025
Orderville Canyon Zion East Side (Utah)	3.9*#81	3B III (v3a2 III)	6-10h	12.5mi		2r ↕30ft	..., ..X, XXX, XXX	12 Apr 2025
Coyote Canyon Anza Borrego Desert (California)	3*#2	POI					XXX, XXX, ..., XXX	12 Apr 2025
Phog Canyon Sierra Ancha Mountains (Arizona)	3*#11	3A II (v3a1 II)	2-3h	1.5mi		2r ↕130ft		12 Apr 2025
Dhalgren Canyon Cedar Mesa	4*#13	3B I (v3a2 I)	1-1.5h			3r ↕100ft	XXX, XXX, xxx, XXX	12 Apr 2025
Frye Creek Canyon (S'mores) Pinalenos Mountains (Arizona)	4.7*#39	3C III (v3a4 III)	4-6h	2.2mi		13r ↕120ft	..., XXX, XXX, XXX	12 Apr 2025
Upper Black Dragon Wash San Rafael Swell (Utah)	3*#5	3B I (v3a2 I)	1.5h	1.5mi		↕40ft	..., XXX, XXX, XXX	12 Apr 2025
Hogwarts Canyon Hog Springs (Southeast Utah)	3.5*#52	3A II (v3a1 II)	2-5h	1.2mi	0.2mi ↕330ft	4-5r ↕90ft	XXX, XXX, XXX, XXX	12 Apr 2025
Salome Jug Sierra Ancha Mountains (Arizona)	3.9*#53	3C II (v3a4 II)	3.5-5h	5.1mi		1r ↕60ft	..., XXX, ..., ...	12 Apr 2025
Fordham Canyon Bungonia (Australia)	3.5*#2	4A (v4a1 III)				8r ↕197ft	XXX, XXX, XXX, XXX	12 Apr 2025

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Recently modified locations

↓ Click on icon to locate on map Location	My ratings Quality	French rating Rating	Time	Metric Hike	Descent	Raps	Info	Conditions
YOUR RATINGS ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN, CLICK ON THE STARS TO ADD/CHANGE RATINGS, X TO DELETE
Rough Canyon Falls Grand Junction (Colorado)	3*#1	3B II (v3a2 II)				1r ↕100ft	..., XXX, ..., ...
Langille Peak View Waterslide (aka "the warmup") South Cascades (Washington)	0*#0	3C1 II (v3a4 II)				5r ↕220ft	XXX, XXX, X.., ...	14 Apr 2025
Pinyon Canyon (CNM) Colorado National Monument (Colorado)	2*#1	3A II (v3a1 II)	3.5h	4.3mi	0.6mi ↕640ft	2-4r ↕135ft	xxx, XXX, xxx, XXX
Gold Star (Upper) (CNM) Colorado National Monument (Colorado)	2*#1	3A II (v3a1 III)	3.5h	3.6mi	0.6mi ↕500ft	2r ↕115ft	xxx, XXX, xxx, XXX
Artist Canyon Colorado National Monument (Colorado)	2*#1	3A II (v4a1 III)	2.5h	2.6mi	0.2mi ↕375ft	2-3r ↕160ft	xxx, XXX, xxx, XXX
Highland Canyon Colorado National Monument (Colorado)	3*#1	3A II (v4a1 IV)	5h	3.3mi	0.3mi ↕537ft	5r ↕265ft	xxx, XXX, xxx, XXX
Emerald Creek (Colorado) Flat Tops (Colorado)	2.5*#3	3C II (v3a3 II)	3h	1.7mi	0.3mi ↕340ft	2-3r ↕105ft	..., ..., ..X, X..
Parachute Creek (East Fork) Roan Plateau (Colorado)	2*#1	4C (v4a3)		2.5mi	0.5mi ↕530ft	1r ↕220ft	..., ..., .XX, X..
Ruta Vertigo Via Ferrata Nuevo Leon (Mexico)	5*#6	Via Ferrata 4A III (v4a1 III)	5-6h	2mi		3r ↕145ft		5 Apr 2024
Deadhorse Creek Mt. Baker Ranger District (Washington)	4.6*#11	3C3 III R (v5a5 V)	5-9h	1.1mi	0.4mi ↕690ft	9-12r ↕150ft	..., ..., ..X, X..	7 Sep 2024
Wallace River Canyon Darrington Ranger District (Washington)	4.5*#26	3C IV (v3a4 IV)	8-10h	4.7mi	0.8mi ↕899ft	12-16r ↕170ft	..., ..., .XX, XX.	20 Sep 2024
Thornton Creek Mt. Baker Ranger District (Washington)	4.5*#32	3C III (v4a4 IV)	8-11h	1.2mi	0.8mi ↕1400ft	26-30r ↕170ft	..., ..., .XX, X..	17 Sep 2024
Davis Creek Canyon South Cascades (Washington)	4.7*#73	3C2 II (v4a4 III)	2-5h	0.7mi	0.7mi ↕423ft	5-10r ↕120ft	..., ..., ..X, X..	18 Mar 2025
Tanner Creek Oregon Side (Oregon/Washington)	4.4*#7	4C4 III R (v5a7 III)	5-8h	5.5mi	0.4mi ↕335ft	5-6r ↕90ft	..., ..., ..X, XX.	27 Aug 2017
Hager Canyon South Cascades (Washington)	4.7*#46	3C2 III R (v5a4 II)	2.5-5.5h			14-15r ↕80ft	..., ..., .XX, X..	20 Mar 2025

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Canyon mapper

RopeWiki hosts a tool that allows the user to plot the elevation profile of a canyon simply by ctrl-clicking (⌘-clicking) on the top of that canyon. The accuracy depends on the character of the canyon and the quality of elevation data in the region. In the San Gabriels, this tool is extremely accurate -- accurate enough to distinguish most rappels and their heights in most canyons. For slot canyons in remote areas of Utah, it is worthless.

This tool works by measuring the 3D polygons automatically loaded onto the viewer's local machine when viewing a particular area with the Google Earth plugin. This means that getting the best results requires:

• Waiting for the Google Earth data to fully load before measuring an elevation profile
• Ensuring that the entire canyon is visible on the screen (off-screen areas are replaced with much lower-resolution polygons and will not yield good elevation profile results)
• Zooming in as much as possible (when zoomed out away from a given area, Google Earth loads lower-resolution polygons because the higher-resolution ones are unnecessary to create a good visual image)

Waterflow gauges

Some canyons with flowing water have gauges installed and managed by agencies/utilities. Some of these gauges are connected live to the internet and some aren't. A wish list of gauges for creeks you'd like to see gauged or gauges needing live connection is kept here.

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