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 11547 locations, with detailed information on 3832 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
Alquevins (Lower) Flores (Azores)	3.9*#11	4B II (v4a2 II)	2-4h		0.6mi ↕771ft	6r ↕131ft	XXX, XXX, XXX, XXX	20 Sep 2016
Painted Arch New Mexico	4*#4	3A II (v3a1 II)	2.5-4h			5-7r ↕80ft		31 Dec 2025
Allison Mine Loop East Fork San Gabriel (California)	4.3*#10	3A III (v3a1 III)	8.5-12h	8.3mi	0.6mi ↕997ft	5r ↕80ft	XXX, XXX, XXX, XXX	24 May 2026
Claustral Canyon Blue Mountains (Australia)	5*#34	3B III (v3a2 III)	8-9h		1.9mi ↕689ft	4-6r ↕49ft	XXX, Xx., ..., xxx	12 Apr 2026
Bubba's Hideout Canyon Nevada	4*#2	3A III (v3a1 III)	5-7h	6.5mi	1.3mi	8r ↕210ft	XXX, XX., ..., .XX	23 May 2026
Cranky Corner Hunter Valley (Australia)	1*#1	2B I (v2a2 I)		1.4mi	0.4mi	0-4r ↕49ft	XXX, XX., ..., .XX
Beechflat North Carolina	3*#1	3C1 II (v4a4 II)	3.5-5h		↕500ft	7r ↕280ft	..., XXX, XXX, XXX
The Alley North Carolina	3*#1	3C1 II (v4a4 II)	4-5.5h	1.4mi	0.2mi ↕465ft	7r ↕100ft	XXX, XXX, ..., XXX
Corbin Creek Canyon North Carolina	5*#1	3C1 II (v3a3 V)	4-7h	1.6mi	0.5mi ↕600ft	10r ↕100ft	XXX, XXX, XXX, XXX
Mudcut Branch Canyon North Carolina	4*#1	3C I (v3a2 I)	3-5.5h	1.5mi	0.3mi ↕550ft	7-9r ↕100ft	XXX, XXX, ..., XXX	13 May 2024
Star Creek South Cascades (Washington)	4*#4	3C III (v3a4 III)		5.5mi	0.5mi ↕1140ft	6-9r ↕190ft	..., XXX, ..., ...	9 May 2026
Skunk Canyon Tahoe National Forest (California)	3*#2	3C1 II (v3a3 III)			0.8mi	5-10r ↕50ft	..., ..X, XXX, XX.	9 May 2026
Harphan Creek Oregon Side (Oregon/Washington)	3*#2	3C III (v3a4 III)		3.7mi	0.2mi ↕500ft	3-5r ↕165ft	..., ..X, XX., ...	5 Jul 2015
Papuos Caceres (Spain)	3.9*#6	3B II (v3a2 I)	3.5-4h		0.6mi ↕1476ft	↕98ft	..., XXX, XXX, ...	12 Jul 2017?
Wellman Basin (Lower) Darrington Ranger District (Washington)	4.6*#8	3C1 IV (v4a4 V)	7-12h	7.4mi	0.3mi ↕620ft	7r ↕160ft	..., ..., ..X, X..	3 May 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.