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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 10897 locations, with detailed information on 3370 locations.

Ropewiki hosts exclusive 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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Conditions
Miyagi
Sedona (Arizona)
3.2*#133A I (v3a1 I)1.5-3h 4r ↕50ft


..., ..., ..., ...
1 Dec 2023


Bobcats Canyon
Sedona (Arizona)
2.7*#243A II (v3a1 II)2-5h2.5mi 3-4r ↕200ft



XXX, XX., ..., .XX
29 Nov 2023


Deer Creek (Middle Arm Redwall)
Grand Canyon (Arizona)
4.3*#113B VI (v3a2 VI)2-4 days20mi ↕75ft


..., XXX, XXX, XXX
27 Nov 2023




Coyote Canyon (Left Fork)
San Gabriels Front Range (California)
3*#43A III (v3a1 III) 15r ↕100ft


27 Nov 2023



Purtyman Falls
Sedona (Arizona)
3.5*#23A II (v3a1 II)3.5-6h r ↕300ft


XXX, XXX, ..., .XX
27 Nov 2023
Midget Rattler
Escalante (Utah)
3.7*#93A II PG (v4a1 II) ↕100ft


26 Nov 2023




Grizzly Canyon (Sedona)
Sedona (Arizona)
4.3*#353A III (v3a1 III)4.5-8h6.5mi 6r ↕180ft



..., XXx, ..., xX.
26 Nov 2023
Deadman's Descent
Sedona (Arizona)
3.6*#223A III PG (v4a1 III)6-8h3.5mi 7r ↕180ft



..., XXX, ..., XXX
25 Nov 2023




Big Bear
Sedona (Arizona)
4*#93A III PG (v5a1 VI)5-9h4.3mi -1921ft 10r ↕200ft



..., XXX, ..., XXX
25 Nov 2023


Via Ferrata Terrisi
Nuevo Leon (Mexico)
5*#2Via Ferrata3-5h3.5mi 1r ↕90ft



XXX, XXX, ..., XXX
25 Nov 2023

Headless Duck
Escalante (Utah)
3.4*#73A III (v3a1 III)3-7h ↕150ft



..., XXX, ..., XXX
25 Nov 2023




Potholy Grail
Escalante (Utah)
4*#2POI 3A I PG (v4a1 I) 0-r ↕100ft



25 Nov 2023




Duncan Creek
Washington Side (Oregon/Washington)
3.5*#163C II (v3a4 II)1.6mi 0.6mi ↕461ft9r ↕30ft



..., .xX, Xxx, ...
25 Nov 2023




Jumpup Canyon
Grand Canyon (Arizona)
3.8*#61A VI (v1a1 VI)2-4 days25mi
..., XXX, XXX, XXX
24 Nov 2023




Hades Knoll
Grand Canyon (Arizona)
4*#133B VI (v3a2 VI)2-4 days ↕50ft


..., XXX, XXX, XXX
24 Nov 2023




Half Dilly
Sedona (Arizona)
3.7*#213A II (v3a1 II)2.5-4.5h2.3mi 4r ↕170ft



xxx, XXX, xxx, XXX
24 Nov 2023




Yankee Doodle Hollow
St. George (Utah)
3*#743B I (v3a2 I)1-4h1mi 1-2r ↕73ft



..., XXX, XXX, XXX
24 Nov 2023




String of Pearls
Red Rock Canyon (Nevada)
3.5*#253B IV (v3a2 IV)8-12h5.6mi 11r ↕200ft



..., XXX, XXX, XXX
24 Nov 2023



Matacanes
Nuevo Leon (Mexico)
5*#203C IV (v3a4 IV)8-10.5h8mi 2.5mi ↕820ft2r ↕100ft




..., XXX, XXX, XX.
24 Nov 2023




Kanab Creek
Grand Canyon (Arizona)
3.7*#111B VI (v1a2 VI)4-6 days43.3mi

..., XXX, XXX, XXX
23 Nov 2023




Emerald Canyon
North Shore (Hawaii)
4.3*#23C III (v3a4 III) 10r ↕80ft


XXX, XXX, XXX, XXX
23 Nov 2023




Spyhole Canyon
Sedona (Arizona)
3.6*#263A II PG (v4a1 II)3-6h3.1mi 0.3mi ↕650ft3-5r ↕170ft



XXX, XXX, xxx, XXX
23 Nov 2023




Cassidy Canyon
Capitol Reef National Park (Utah)
4.5*#633A II (v3a1 II)3.5-6.5h2.1mi 0.2mi 7r ↕140ft



XXX, XXX, XXX, XXX
23 Nov 2023




Chipitin
Nuevo Leon (Mexico)
5*#164C III (v4a4 III)5-6h1.6mi 0.3mi ↕440ft7r ↕150ft



..., XXX, XXX, ...
23 Nov 2023




End of the Rope
Sedona (Arizona)
3.4*#124A II (v4a1 II)2.5-5h3mi 0.2mi ↕681ft4-5r ↕220ft



xxx, xxx, ..., xxx
23 Nov 2023

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Elkhound Creek
Elk & Sawatch Ranges (Colorado)
1*#23C V (v4a3 IV)10h15.9mi 0.6mi ↕1080ft6r ↕140ft



..., ..., .XX, X..
Purtyman Falls
Sedona (Arizona)
3.5*#23A II (v3a1 II)3.5-6h r ↕300ft


XXX, XXX, ..., .XX
27 Nov 2023
Dandahra Falls
Gibraltar Range (Australia)
3*#14C2 IV (v4a5 IV) 10r ↕246ft
XXX, XX., ..., .XX
Dandahra Canyon
Gibraltar Range (Australia)
3.3*#24C2 IV R (v5a5 V)7-10h 9r ↕213ft



XXX, XX., ..., .XX
Quelital Creek
Western Juan Castro Blanco Parque Nacional (Costa Rica)
3*#43C III (v4a3 II)3.1mi 1.4mi 7r ↕164ft




.XX, X.., ..., ...
18 Mar 2023




Tierdrop Canyon
Arches National Park (Utah)
2.9*#313A II (v3a1 II)2-4h 3r ↕132ft



XXX, XXX, XXX, XXX
20 Feb 2017




U-Turn Canyon
Arches National Park (Utah)
2.7*#353A II (v3a1 II)2-4h1mi 0.4mi ↕203ft3r ↕102ft



XXX, XXX, XXX, XXX
24 Sep 2023




Not Tierdrop Canyon
Arches National Park (Utah)
3*#233A II (v3a1 II)2-4h 2r ↕197ft



XXX, XXX, XXX, XXX
12 May 2023




Pasadena Glen
San Gabriels Front Range (California)
2.8*#113B III (v3a2 III)5-13h6mi 1.6mi ↕1929ft12r ↕90ft




18 Dec 2022




Brezos
Tenerife
0*#03.5-4h ↕466ft ↕39ft

XXX, XXX, XXX, XXX
Duncan Creek
Washington Side (Oregon/Washington)
3.5*#163C II (v3a4 II)1.6mi 0.6mi ↕461ft9r ↕30ft



..., .xX, Xxx, ...
25 Nov 2023




Snake River (North Fork) (I-70 Mountains)
I-70 Mountains (Colorado)
3*#33C3 I (v3a6 I)30min-1h0.2mi 330ft ↕80ft1r ↕60ft



..., ..., .XX, X..
Potholy Grail
Escalante (Utah)
4*#2POI 3A I PG (v4a1 I) 0-r ↕100ft



25 Nov 2023




Souther Creek
Washington Side (Oregon/Washington)
2.4*#63C1 II (v3a4 II)2-3h0.8mi 2r ↕110ft



..., .XX, X.., ...
28 Nov 2020




Headless Duck
Escalante (Utah)
3.4*#73A III (v3a1 III)3-7h ↕150ft



..., XXX, ..., XXX
25 Nov 2023




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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.