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.
This site is currently documenting 11475 locations, with detailed information on 3769 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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| 0*#0 | 3A III (v3a1 III) | 5-8h | 2.3mi |
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| 3.2*#26 | 4A III (v4a1 II) | 4.5-10h | |
0.3mi ↕820ft | 10r ↕148ft |
XXX, XXX, XXX, XXX | 29 Jul 2017
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| 5*#2 | 3C III (v3a4 III) | 4-6h | 3mi |
0.6mi ↕745ft | 9-10r ↕150ft |
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| 4.9*#28 | 3B III (v3a3 III) | 8-9h | |
1.9mi ↕689ft | 4-6r ↕49ft |
XXX, Xx., ..., xxx | 21 Dec 2025
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| 3*#5 | 3C III (v3a3 II) | 3.5-5.5h | |
| 10-11r ↕164ft |
..., ..., XXX, ... | 22 Dec 2025
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| 5*#2 | 4C1 III R (v5a4 IV) | 6h | |
| 6r ↕164ft |
XXX, XX., ..., .XX | 26 May 2024
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| 4.2*#12 | 3B III (v2a2 III) | 5.5-9h | |
| 3-7r ↕51ft |
XXX, XX., ..., .XX | 7 Apr 2024
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| 2*#1 | 2B III (v1a2 III) | 5-8h | 6mi |
| 0-8r ↕100ft |
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| 3*#1 | 3B III (v3a2 III) | 7-9h | 5.2mi |
1.2mi | 6r+2j ↕197ft |
XXX, XXX, XXX, XXX | 14 Dec 2025
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| 3.5*#3 | 3B II (v3a2 II) | 3-5h | |
0.7mi | 6r ↕92ft |
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| 2.3*#2 | 3A I (v3a1 III) | 2h | 0.8mi |
792ft ↕270ft | 4r ↕130ft |
XXX, XX., ..., XXX | 12 Jan 2025
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| 2*#4 | 3A I (v2a1 III) | 1.5h | 2.2mi |
0.4mi ↕500ft | 3r ↕35ft |
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| 0*#0 | 4B (v4a2 I) | | |
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| 0*#0 | 3B (v3a2 II) | | |
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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.
