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 11622 locations, with detailed information on 3280 locations.

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

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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
Gavirolas Vorderrhein (Switzerland)	4.4*#7	4C III (v4a3 III)	6-6.5h		0.5mi ↕919ft	↕164ft	..., ..., ..., XXX	12 Nov 2023
Deer Creek (Middle Arm Redwall) Grand Canyon (Arizona)	4.2*#10	3B VI (v3a2 VI)	2-4 days	20mi		↕75ft	..., XXX, XXX, XXX	8 Jun 2023
Wilson Mountain Canyon Sedona (Arizona)	2.8*#15	3A II (v3a1 II)	4-6h	3.3mi		5r ↕105ft	XXX, XXX, ..., XXX	8 Jun 2023
Bobcats Canyon Sedona (Arizona)	2.8*#23	3A II (v3a1 II)	2-5h	2.5mi		3-4r ↕200ft	XXX, XX., ..., .XX	7 Jun 2023
Illusions Canyon Coconino National Forest (Arizona)	4.9*#64	4B III (v4a2 III)	5-10h			13r ↕100ft	..., ..x, XXX, xx.	6 Jun 2023
Eaton Canyon San Gabriels Front Range (California)	4.4*#71	3B IV (v3a2 IV)	3-12h	7.5mi	2mi ↕1000ft	4-7r ↕75ft	..., XXX, X.., ...	4 Jun 2023
Waterholes Canyon (Lower) Waterholes Complex (Arizona)	4.9*#33	4B III R (v5a2 III)	6-14h	4.1mi	2.8mi ↕1385ft	14r ↕320ft	XXX, XXX, XXX, XXX	4 Jun 2023
Little Santa Anita Canyon San Gabriels Front Range (California)	3.4*#54	3B III (v3a2 III)	3-6h	1.6mi	0.9mi ↕791ft	11-15r ↕50ft	XXX, XXX, XXX, XXX	4 Jun 2023
Ice Cube Canyon (The Maze) Red Rock Canyon (Nevada)	4.7*#41	4B IV R (v5a2 IV)	10-14h	8mi	2mi ↕2224ft	7-23r ↕190ft	..., .XX, XXX, XXX	4 Jun 2023
Razzle Dazzle Creek South Cascades (Washington)	2.7*#6	3C I (v4a3 II)	1.5-2.5h	0.4mi	1000ft ↕400ft	4r ↕150ft	XXX, XXX, X.., ...	4 Jun 2023
X-Pine Canyon West Clear Creek Wilderness (Arizona)	3*#17	3B III (v3a2 III)	6-10h	3.5mi		3-5r ↕130ft	..., ..X, XXX, x..	4 Jun 2023
Wallanding Creek South Cascades (Washington)	4*#2	3C III (v3a3 III)			0.3mi ↕300ft	5-6r ↕60ft	..., ..., XXX, ...	4 Jun 2023
Great Falls Basin Southern California (California)	4.3*#8	3B II (v3a2 III)	3-4h	1.9mi	600ft ↕250ft	5-7r ↕50ft	XXX, XXX, XXX, XXX	3 Jun 2023
Horsetank Wash Fossil Springs Wilderness (Arizona)	4.1*#23	3B IV R (v5a2 IV)	7-12h	8.5mi		5-6r ↕70ft	..., ..., XXX, Xx.	3 Jun 2023
Soap Creek Canyon Grand Canyon (Arizona)	3.4*#29	3A II (v3a1 II)	3-6h	6mi		4r ↕90ft	..., XXX, ..., XXX	3 Jun 2023
Hopkins Creek South Cascades (Washington)	3*#14	3C III (v4a3 III)	4-5.5h	1.8mi	0.5mi ↕920ft	9r ↕180ft	x.., ..x, Xx., ..x	3 Jun 2023
Ponderosa Sedona (Arizona)	3.2*#10	3A II PG (v4a1 II)	3-6h			3r ↕100ft	XXX, XXX, xxx, XXX	3 Jun 2023
Wieberg Creek South Cascades (Washington)	3.1*#6	3C III (v3a4 III)				3-4r ↕160ft	XXX, XXX, ..., ...	3 Jun 2023
Hinkle Tinkle Creek South Cascades (Washington)	3*#3	3C II (v3a4 II)		1.6mi	0.3mi	6-9r ↕90ft	..., .XX, ..., ...	3 Jun 2023
Englestead Hollow Zion East Side (Utah)	4.3*#93	3B IV (v3a2 IV)	6-12h	7.5mi		11-15r ↕250ft	..., ..X, XXX, XXX	2 Jun 2023
Skyline Sedona (Arizona)	3*#1	3A III (v3a1 III)	5-7h			3r ↕45ft	XXX, XXX, xxx, XXX	2 Jun 2023
Junkyard Canyon Waterholes Complex (Arizona)	3*#1	4 (v4)					..., XXX, ..., XXX	2 Jun 2023
Nathrach Scotland (United Kingdom)	3*#1	3B (v3a3 II)						1 Jun 2023
Three Fingers Canyon Central Swell (Utah)	3.5*#9	3B III (v3a2 III)	4-6h			2r ↕50ft	..., ..X, XXX, X..	1 Jun 2023
Grey Mairs Tail Scotland (United Kingdom)	4*#1	4B (v4a3 III)						31 May 2023

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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
Tillicum Creek South Cascades (Washington)	3.2*#3	3C III (v3a4 III)				2-6r ↕100ft	..., ..., ..X, X..	2 Sep 2020
Mandarín Nuevo Leon (Mexico)	2*#1	2C II (v1a4 II)			3mi ↕1200ft	0r		12 Mar 2019
Pozo del Gavilán Nuevo Leon (Mexico)	0*#0	Pit 3B II (v3a2 II)				1r ↕262ft
McDowell Creek Cascade Mountains (Oregon)	0*#0	POI				3-4r	..., ..., XXX, ...	Unexplored
Misterios Nuevo Leon (Mexico)	0*#0
Woodward Creek Washington Side (Oregon/Washington)	3.2*#4	3C1 III (v3a4 III)	5-7h			8-10r ↕45ft	..., .xX, Xx., ...	20 May 2023
Saleres Granada (Spain)	0*#0
Dilar Granada (Spain)	0*#0
Castillejo Granada (Spain)	0*#0
Red Breaks Escalante (Utah)	3.5*#16	3A III (v2a1 III)	4-8.5h	6.5mi		1r ↕26ft	XXX, XXX, ..., XXX	24 Nov 2021
Big Canyon Grand Canyon (Arizona)	4.3*#22	3B IV (v3a2 IV)	1-2 days	12mi		4-5r ↕100ft	XXX, XXX, ..., XXX	25 Dec 2022
Lewis River South Cascades (Washington)	4*#17	3C1 II (v3a2 II)	5-8h		0.6mi	7-8r ↕150ft	..., ..., XXX, XX.	18 Sep 2022
Erlongh Maggia (Valle) (Switzerland)	3*#1
Mulino (Vogorno) Verzasca (Valle) (Switzerland)	2.9*#4	4B II (v4a2 III)	2-3h		0.3mi ↕558ft	↕197ft		23 Sep 2014
Grande Sup. Sup. Maggia (Valle) (Switzerland)	3.7*#2	4C IV (v4a4 V)	10.5-13h			30r ↕131ft	..., ..., XXX, X..	18 Jun 2017?

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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)

NOTE: Google Earth API has been discontinued, so this tool may or may not work depending on what version of Google Earth you have installed. The Canyon Mapper module included in Ropewiki Explorer provides similar functionality but does not use the obsoleted API.

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.