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 11523 locations, with detailed information on 3812 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.

• Add a new location
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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
Hidden Canyon (Nevada) Red Rock Canyon (Nevada)	2.5*#12	3A III (v3a1 III)	4-6h	5mi	0.3mi ↕354ft	3-4r ↕35ft	XXX, XXX, ..., .XX	31 Dec 2019
Angel Cove (Main Fork) Angel Point (Southeast Utah)	3.6*#22	3A II (v3a1 II)	2.5-5h	2.3mi		2-6r ↕83ft	XXX, XXX, XXX, XXX	19 Apr 2025
Angel Slot Angel Point (Southeast Utah)	3.6*#32	3A II (v3a1 II)	2.5-5h	2.3mi	0.7mi ↕700ft	5r ↕92ft	XXX, XXX, XXX, XXX	26 Nov 2025
Angels Advocate Angel Point (Southeast Utah)	3.6*#15	4A II (v4a1 II)	3-4h	1.9mi		7r ↕110ft	..., XXX, ..., XXX	10 Nov 2024
Rubio Canyon San Gabriels Front Range (California)	3.6*#65	3B II (v3a2 II)	3-6h	1.6mi		4-12r ↕100ft	XXX, XXX, xxx, XXX	5 Jan 2025
Jacob Canyon Zion Main Canyon (Utah)	4*#24	4A IV R (v5a1 IV)				13r ↕225ft	..., ..., XXX, XX.	9 Nov 2024
Peanut Maker Canadian Rockies (Canada)	0*#0
Kerkeslin Falls Canadian Rockies (Canada)	0*#0
Bear Canyon West Clear Creek Wilderness (Arizona)	4*#48	3B II (v2a2 II)	2-6h	3mi		2-4r ↕25ft	..., ..X, XXX, x..	20 Mar 2026
Barahuco Canyon Dominican Republic	5*#11	4C2 III (v4a5 III)	5-10h	6.8mi		9-10r ↕105ft	xxX, Xxx, xxx, xxx	21 Feb 2026
Waterholes Canyon (Lower) Waterholes Complex (Arizona)	5*#50	4B III R (v5a2 III)	6-14h	4.1mi	2.8mi ↕1385ft	14r ↕320ft	XXX, XXX, XXX, XXX	14 Mar 2026
Hager Canyon South Cascades (Washington)	4.7*#55	3C2 III R (v5a4 II)	2.5-5.5h			14-15r ↕80ft	..., ..., .XX, X..	21 Oct 2025
Davis Creek Canyon South Cascades (Washington)	4.7*#82	3C2 II (v4a4 III)	2-6h		↕423ft	5-10r ↕120ft	..., ..., .XX, X..	28 Sep 2025
Cattail Canyon Texas	4.5*#2	4B IV (v4a2 VI)	11-16h	11.4mi	3.9mi ↕2400ft	9r ↕410ft	..X, X.., ..., .XX
Agnes Creek Oregon Side (Oregon/Washington)	0*#0	3C II (v3a4 II)					..., ..., .XX, X..

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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.