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 11578 locations, with detailed information on 3854 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:

• By using the search box in the upper right hand corner (direct search)
• By searching near a geographic location
• By choosing a region of interest
• Browse by name

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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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↓ 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
Taurinya Pyrenees-Orientales (France)	4.1*#96	4C1 III (v4a4 III)	5-6.5h		0.6mi ↕853ft	↕115ft	..., ..., XXX, ...	24 Jun 2023
Fangu Corsica (France)	2.4*#12	2C1 I (v1a3 I)	2.5-3h	4.2mi	1.9mi ↕305ft	0r ↕7ft	..., XXX, xxx, xxx	8 Aug 2025
Palomo Huesca (Spain)	3.4*#10	Via Ferrata	1-2h		656ft ↕492ft	↕82ft	XXX, XXX, xxx, XXX	22 Jul 2025
Carruaca Huesca (Spain)	3.5*#10	2B I (v1a2 III)	2h		0.7mi ↕197ft	↕33ft		21 Jul 2025
Gutturu Fenugu Medio Campidano (Italy)	2*#1	3C1 II (v3a3 I)	2.5-3.5h	2.8mi	0.8mi ↕482ft	4r ↕92ft	..., XXX, ..., ...	27 Jun 2026
Cascade Falls (Macquarie Pass) Southern NSW (Australia)	2.3*#3	4B (v4a2 I)		4mi		0-7r ↕121ft	XXX, XX., ..., .XX	14 Nov 2023
Lake Creek (Baker River) Mt. Baker Ranger District (Washington)	4.2*#15	3C IV (v4a3 V)		2.1mi	0.3mi ↕865ft	14-16r ↕150ft	..., ..., XXX, XXX	8 Jul 2026
Melaghia Corsica (France)	2.9*#2	3C II (v3a3 III)	3-3.5h		0.5mi ↕394ft	↕66ft	..., ..., XXX, ...	3 Aug 2025
Richiusa Corsica (France)	4.3*#110	3C II (v3a3 III)	3-4.5h		0.7mi ↕722ft	↕49ft		3 Sep 2025
Oridda Medio Campidano (Italy)	3.8*#14	3C1 II (v4a2 II)	3.5-4.5h	5.2mi	2.5mi ↕574ft	8r ↕131ft	..., XXX, ..., ...	17 Jun 2026
Canale De Urgua Medio Campidano (Italy)	3*#1	3C1 II (v4a3 II)	4-5.5h	2.9mi	0.9mi ↕787ft	10r ↕131ft	..., XXX, ..., ...	27 Jun 2026
Stevens Canyon (Mount Rainer) Mount Rainier National Park (Washington)	4*#1	4C4 IV X (v3a6 IV)				9-12r ↕60ft	..., ..., ..., X..
Arapaho Creek (Front Range) Colorado Front Range (Colorado)	2.4*#6	3C2 I (v3a3 I)	1.5-4h	2.1mi	730ft ↕250ft	3-4r ↕65ft	..., ..., .XX, X..	8 Aug 2023
Diamond Creek (Indian Peaks) Front Range (Colorado) (Colorado)	3*#1	3C II (v3a3 II)	2.5-5h	3.2mi	792ft ↕460ft	1-5r ↕120ft	..., ..., XXX, X..	10 Jul 2026
Nacho Canyon Yakima County (Washington)	2.5*#2	3C1 II (v3a4 II)	3.5-5h	2.3mi	0.2mi ↕537ft	6r ↕100ft	..., ..., .XX, XX.	7 Jul 2026

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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.