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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 11402 locations, with detailed information on 3726 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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High Falls
Squamish (British Columbia)
5*#194C3 IV R (v5a4 IV)5.5-11h 1mi ↕1476ft19-22r ↕164ft




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1 Sep 2025




Yosemite Falls (Lower)
Yosemite National Park (California)
5*#4POI 4B II PG (v4a2 II)1.7mi 0ft ↕400ft1-3r ↕400ft


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17 Jul 2022




Cortright Creek
South Cascades (Washington)
3*#43C III (v3a4 III)2.1mi 1.7mi ↕530ft4-5r ↕80ft




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6 Sep 2025




Boardwalk (Dinosaur)
Dinosaur National Monument (Colorado/Utah)
1*#13A I (v3a1 I) 1r ↕75ft



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Showdown Canyon (Dinosaur)
Dinosaur National Monument (Colorado/Utah)
3*#13A III (v4a1 III)5.5h6.8mi 1.3mi ↕920ft5r ↕180ft



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Tiger Wall Canyon (Lower)
Dinosaur National Monument (Colorado/Utah)
2*#13B III (v3a2 III)6h8.4mi 0.2mi ↕230ft3-6r ↕140ft



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Tiger Wall Canyon
Dinosaur National Monument (Colorado/Utah)
2*#23B IV (v3a2 III)9h10mi 0.8mi ↕620ft5r ↕95ft



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Waynu Picchu
Peru
5*#1POI2h

Outlaw Canyon
Dinosaur National Monument (Colorado/Utah)
1.7*#53B IV (v2a2 IV)7.5h9.6mi 1.4mi ↕920ft1r ↕35ft



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5 Oct 2024




Kitchen Creek
San Diego (California)
3*#73B II (v3a2 II)2-4h1.4mi 843ft ↕197ft4r ↕100ft


7 Sep 2025



The Squeeze
Southern Swell (Utah)
4.9*#424B IV (v4a2 IV)7-12h 16r ↕99ft



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12 Apr 2025




Lower Ute Canyon
Colorado National Monument (Colorado)
3*#233A II (v3a1 II)3-5h 3-4r ↕165ft



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31 Aug 2025




Twin Falls
Alpine Lakes (Washington)
4.2*#104C3 II (v4a5 II)2.5-5h2.8mi 0.3mi ↕400ft4r+1j ↕140ft



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25 Aug 2025




Chinook Creek
Mount Rainier National Park (Washington)
3*#53C II (v3a4 II)2.3mi 0.4mi ↕600ft6-7r ↕130ft



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8 Aug 2024


Holta
Elbasan (Albania)
4.5*#43C II (v3a3 IV)3-4h 7r ↕66ft




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15 May 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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