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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 11405 locations, with detailed information on 3729 locations.

Ropewiki hosts beta contributed by users but it also aggregates beta documented by other Beta Sites (including guide books).

Information on a specific canyon/cave may be found in many different ways:

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This site relies on users like you to grow and improve. Anyone can add beta or update beta posted by other users. We also welcome links to beta or trip reports posted on other sites.

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Slollicum Creek (Upper)
Fraser Valley (British Columbia)
4.8*#144C III R (v5a3 IV)7-9h 13-18r ↕180ft




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13 Sep 2025




Imlay Canyon (Sneak Route)
Zion Main Canyon (Utah)
5*#874B IV R (v5a2 IV)9-18h9.1mi 1.1mi ↕630ft18-23r ↕120ft



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13 Sep 2025




Cabin Creek (Olympics)
Olympic Peninsula (Washington)
3*#33C1 II (v4a3 IV)4-6h0.9mi 0.3mi 4-7r+4j ↕200ft



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7 Aug 2025




The Alley
North Carolina
0*#03C1 II PG (v4a4 II)3h1.4mi 0.2mi ↕465ft7r ↕100ft


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Galena Creek
South Cascades (Washington)
3.7*#84B I (v4a2 II)1.5-3h ↕600ft1-5r ↕115ft


.XX, .XX, XX., ...
27 Jul 2025




Falls Creek
South Cascades (Washington)
3.5*#33C II (v3a4 II)4h3.2mi 725ft ↕308ft3r ↕160ft



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30 Apr 2025




Dry Creek
Oregon Side (Oregon/Washington)
4.5*#93C III (v3a3 III)6h3mi 5r ↕80ft



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22 Jun 2025




Starvation Creek
Oregon Side (Oregon/Washington)
3*#63C II (v3a4 II) 3r ↕130ft



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19 Jun 2025




Bridal Veil Creek
Oregon Side (Oregon/Washington)
4*#243C2 II (v3a5 II)3-5h1.2mi 0.4mi 4-6r ↕120ft



..., .XX, XXX, XX.
29 Jun 2025




Lewis River
Lewis River (Washington) (Washington)
3.7*#383C1 II (v3a4 III)3-8h 0.5mi 6-8r ↕150ft



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10 Sep 2025




Mesatchee Creek
South Cascades (Washington)
3.2*#143C II (v4a3 II)4-5h4.4mi 0.3mi ↕315ft3-5r ↕150ft



..., ..., XXX, ...
14 Aug 2025




Quicksilver Creek
Alpine Lakes (Washington)
3.4*#253C III (v3a3 III)4-8h2.7mi 0.5mi ↕600ft5-7r ↕70ft



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25 Aug 2025




Mudcut Branch Canyon
North Carolina
5*#13C I (v3a2 I)3-5.5h1.5mi 0.3mi ↕550ft7-9r ↕100ft



XXX, XXX, ..., XXX
13 May 2024



High Falls
Squamish (British Columbia)
5*#224C3 IV R (v5a4 IV)5.5-11h 1mi ↕1476ft19-22r ↕164ft




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12 Sep 2025




Not Imlay Canyon
Zion Main Canyon (Utah)
3.4*#394A III (v4a1 III)7-12h6.9mi 0.2mi ↕820ft4-7r ↕300ft



26 Apr 2025




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Canyon mapper[edit]

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[edit]

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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