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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 11618 locations, with detailed information on 3275 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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Gavirolas
Vorderrhein (Switzerland)
4.4*#74C III (v4a3 III)6-6.5h 0.5mi ↕919ft ↕164ft


..., ..., ..., XXX
12 Nov 2023




Bobcats Canyon
Sedona (Arizona)
2.8*#233A II (v3a1 II)2-5h2.5mi 3-4r ↕200ft



XXX, XX., ..., .XX
7 Jun 2023


Illusions Canyon
Coconino National Forest (Arizona)
4.9*#644B III (v4a2 III)5-10h 13r ↕100ft



..., ..x, XXX, xx.
6 Jun 2023




Waterholes Canyon (Lower)
Waterholes Complex (Arizona)
4.9*#334B III R (v5a2 III)6-14h4.1mi 2.8mi ↕1385ft14r ↕320ft





XXX, XXX, XXX, XXX
4 Jun 2023




Little Santa Anita Canyon
San Gabriels Front Range (California)
3.4*#543B III (v3a2 III)3-6h1.6mi 0.9mi ↕791ft11-15r ↕50ft



XXX, XXX, XXX, XXX
4 Jun 2023




Ice Cube Canyon (The Maze)
Red Rock Canyon (Nevada)
4.7*#414B IV R (v5a2 IV)10-14h8mi 2mi ↕2224ft7-23r ↕190ft



..., .XX, XXX, XXX
4 Jun 2023




Razzle Dazzle Creek
South Cascades (Washington)
2.7*#63C I (v4a3 II)1.5-2.5h0.4mi 1000ft ↕400ft4r ↕150ft



XXX, XXX, X.., ...
4 Jun 2023




X-Pine Canyon
West Clear Creek Wilderness (Arizona)
3*#173B III (v3a2 III)6-10h3.5mi 3-5r ↕130ft



..., ..X, XXX, x..
4 Jun 2023




Wallanding Creek
South Cascades (Washington)
4*#23C III (v3a3 III) 0.3mi ↕300ft5-6r ↕60ft



..., ..., XXX, ...
4 Jun 2023




Great Falls Basin
Southern California (California)
4.3*#83B II (v3a2 III)3-4h1.9mi 600ft ↕250ft5-7r ↕50ft



XXX, XXX, XXX, XXX
3 Jun 2023




Horsetank Wash
Fossil Springs Wilderness (Arizona)
4.1*#233B IV R (v5a2 IV)7-12h8.5mi 5-6r ↕70ft



..., ..., XXX, Xx.
3 Jun 2023




Soap Creek Canyon
Grand Canyon (Arizona)
3.4*#293A II (v3a1 II)3-6h6mi 4r ↕90ft



..., XXX, ..., XXX
3 Jun 2023




Hopkins Creek
South Cascades (Washington)
3*#143C III (v4a3 III)4-5.5h1.8mi 0.5mi ↕920ft9r ↕180ft



x.., ..x, Xx., ..x
3 Jun 2023




Ponderosa
Sedona (Arizona)
3.2*#103A II PG (v4a1 II)3-6h 3r ↕100ft



XXX, XXX, xxx, XXX
3 Jun 2023

Wieberg Creek
South Cascades (Washington)
3.1*#63C III (v3a4 III) 3-4r ↕160ft



XXX, XXX, ..., ...
3 Jun 2023




Hinkle Tinkle Creek
South Cascades (Washington)
3*#33C II (v3a4 II)1.6mi 0.3mi 6-9r ↕90ft



..., .XX, ..., ...
3 Jun 2023




Englestead Hollow
Zion East Side (Utah)
4.3*#933B IV (v3a2 IV)6-12h7.5mi 11-15r ↕250ft



..., ..X, XXX, XXX
2 Jun 2023




Skyline
Sedona (Arizona)
3*#13A III (v3a1 III)5-7h 3r ↕45ft



XXX, XXX, xxx, XXX
2 Jun 2023




Junkyard Canyon
Waterholes Complex (Arizona)
3*#14 (v4)
..., XXX, ..., XXX
2 Jun 2023




Nathrach
Scotland (United Kingdom)
3*#13B (v3a3 II)

1 Jun 2023




Three Fingers Canyon
Central Swell (Utah)
3.5*#93B III (v3a2 III)4-6h 2r ↕50ft


..., ..X, XXX, X..
1 Jun 2023


Grey Mairs Tail
Scotland (United Kingdom)
4*#14B (v4a3 III)

31 May 2023



The Squeeze
Southern Swell (Utah)
4.9*#314B IV (v4a2 IV)7-12h 16r ↕99ft



..., XXX, XXX, XXX
30 May 2023




Crack Addict Canyon
Flagstaff (Arizona)
2.9*#163A III (v3a1 III)4-6h 11-13r ↕100ft


..., ..X, X.X, X..
29 May 2023



Iron Wash (North Fork)
Eastern Reef (Utah)
3.8*#93B III (v3a2 III)3-5h5mi 0-2r ↕40ft


..., XXX, XXX, XXX
29 May 2023


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Hinkle Tinkle Creek
South Cascades (Washington)
3*#33C II (v3a4 II)1.6mi 0.3mi 6-9r ↕90ft



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3 Jun 2023




Summit Creek Canyon
South Cascades (Washington)
3.7*#153C II (v3a3 II)2-6h0.2mi 6-10r ↕120ft



..., ..., .XX, X..
28 May 2023

Lewis River
South Cascades (Washington)
4*#173C1 II (v3a2 II)5-8h 0.6mi 7-8r ↕150ft



..., ..., XXX, XX.
18 Sep 2022




Olallie Creek
Mount Rainier National Park (Washington)
4.2*#173C2 III (v4a3 IV)6-8h4.3mi 1mi ↕1200ft10-17r ↕200ft



..., ..., .XX, X..
19 Sep 2021




Hager Canyon
South Cascades (Washington)
4.9*#203C2 III R (v5a4 II)3.5-5.5h 5-7r ↕80ft



..., ..., .XX, X..
2 Sep 2022




Davis Creek Canyon
South Cascades (Washington)
4.8*#433C2 II (v4a4 III)3-5h0.7mi 0.7mi ↕423ft5-10r ↕120ft



..., ..., ..X, X..
25 Sep 2022




Big Creek (South Cascades)
South Cascades (Washington)
4.9*#453C2 III (v4a4 III)5-7h2.3mi 0.3mi ↕377ft8r ↕130ft



..., ..., ..X, X..
1 Oct 2022




Mesatchee Creek
South Cascades (Washington)
3.8*#33C IV (v3a3 III)4-5h4.4mi 0.3mi ↕315ft5r ↕150ft


..., ..., XXX, ...
28 Jun 2015




Bolt Me Daddy Canyon
Lake Mead NRA (Arizona/Nevada)
4*#13C III (v3a1 III) 10r ↕180ft



XXX, XXX, ..., XXX
Wells Creek
North Cascades (Washington)
0*#03C (v3a4) 2.7mi ↕2224ft


..., ..., .XX, X..
X Unexplored
Shuksan Creek
North Cascades (Washington)
0*#0
..., ..., .XX, X..
X Unexplored
Bobcats Canyon
Sedona (Arizona)
2.8*#233A II (v3a1 II)2-5h2.5mi 3-4r ↕200ft



XXX, XX., ..., .XX
7 Jun 2023


Dark Creek
South Cascades (Washington)
3.9*#103C III (v4a3 IV)4.5-6h 6-9r ↕110ft



..., ..., .XX, X..
17 Sep 2022




East Canyon Creek
South Cascades (Washington)
3.8*#103C II (v3a3 IV)2-3h1.8mi 0.8mi ↕350ft1-3r ↕60ft



..., ..., XXX, X..
17 Sep 2022




Çarçovës
Albania
5*#13C1 II (v3a4 IV)3h 12r ↕89ft




..., ..X, ..., X..
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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.