Awesome platform and customer service
Rakkup deserves all the industry accolades it has received. I have worked with these guys on and off for over 2 years. The creators are climbers themselves and truly understand the nuisance involved in creating a tool that supports and benefits the climbing experience. As an author, the platform is user friendly and efficient. Customer service is first rate, the team has always gotten right back to me and is constantly exploring ways to evolve the efficiency and usability of the interface. Bottom line, Rakkup is the real deal and here to stay....and grow.
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A new type of pocket guide
I worked with Rakkup to create a digital guide to Acadia National Park and I have been truly impressed by what these guys have done. Besides the obvious beauties of GPS navigation, the ability to filter routes to your liking, and the convenience of pulling a comprehensive guidebook out of your pocket when you are a couple of pitches off of the ground and wondering where to go next, one of my favorite features is the plethora of beta photos. In Acadia, the sea cliffs are approached from above, and with a standard guidebook it is often difficult to discern exactly what route you are standing on top of. With the Rakkup guide, beta photos taken from the clifftop allow you to easily orient from above. No more rapping into an obscure 5.11 when you really wanted the classic 5.9!
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Great app and customer service
I had an issue with the app initially but it was fixed by the developer within hours of my complaint. Overall the app works great. Loads quick, is easy to navigate, detailed topos and pictures, I haven't tried yet but I believe there is gps navigation to the crags too!
Great Functionality
Rakkup does a great job of transfering the information from a book into a usable app. I especially like the search filter which allows you to find routes within a grade range, sun aspect, or by quality rating. I also like the gps map and directions that shows you exactly where you are on the trail and which way to go. Overall, a nice functional product.
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THE Best Climbing App!
The GPS navigation ALONE is a reason to buy rakkup! Turn by turn navigation is awesome when trying to locate a crag in an unfamiliar climbing area. Once "you’ve arrived" the topos, images and descriptions help you find the routes you’re looking for. The search feature is nice if you have limited time and want to get down to business. A guidebook in your pocket with a telephone and camera attached — how sweet is that?
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The New Standard for Climbing Guides
The new Rakkup App is simply awesome. It sets a new standard for rock climbing guidebooks. It provides useful functionality that no print guidebook can really ever provide. I’m not even sure where to begin with all the things it can do. But here are my top 10 reasons for choosing Rakkup Apps over print guidebooks or internet here-say:
1) Turn-by-turn GPS navigation to the base of every route… without cell reception! If this is all it did the price would be totally worth it!
2) Solid beta I can trust from a local expert who stands behind their information.
3) Color photos with route lines for EVERY SINGLE ROUTE. Hello? Anything else without this is just noise.
4) Constant updates ensure all my route beta is current.
5) No limit on the number of photos or amount of beta the author can provide. (unlike print guides) Huge benefit on multi-pitch routes where closeups of each pitch can be critical.
6) Rapid search capability by route, wall or sector.
7) Filter by Difficulty, Stars, Sport-Trad-Boulder-TR, Sun/Shade.
8) Beta on THOUSANDS OF ROUTES all located on my phone…. that I already take to the crag anyway. No internet connection needed.
9) Consistently and logically formatted. Within minutes I was zooming around the entire App, doing all kinds of things. It’s NOT an eBook.
10) Less expensive… both short and long-term.
1) Turn-by-turn GPS navigation to the base of every route… without cell reception! If this is all it did the price would be totally worth it!
2) Solid beta I can trust from a local expert who stands behind their information.
3) Color photos with route lines for EVERY SINGLE ROUTE. Hello? Anything else without this is just noise.
4) Constant updates ensure all my route beta is current.
5) No limit on the number of photos or amount of beta the author can provide. (unlike print guides) Huge benefit on multi-pitch routes where closeups of each pitch can be critical.
6) Rapid search capability by route, wall or sector.
7) Filter by Difficulty, Stars, Sport-Trad-Boulder-TR, Sun/Shade.
8) Beta on THOUSANDS OF ROUTES all located on my phone…. that I already take to the crag anyway. No internet connection needed.
9) Consistently and logically formatted. Within minutes I was zooming around the entire App, doing all kinds of things. It’s NOT an eBook.
10) Less expensive… both short and long-term.
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Best way to find the climbs
The best thing about Rakkup isn't what it is today, but what it will be soon. The ever expanding data on the climbs for each area covered, and the great format makes getting to the climbs a snap, even in areas that are difficult to navigate. Furthermore, the Rakkup guides contain more information than can be accommodated with print books.
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The Rakkup App is a Revolutionary Tool
I have to admit I was skeptical about Rakkup from the getgo, because I'm a bit of a luddite and I love climbing guidebooks. But after working with the guys at Rakkup to put out the Index Town Walls guidebook, I have to say, I'm a convert. The huge advantage from both a publisher's and a purchaser's perspective is the ability to keep the beta in the book up to date. For example, the print guide might say that a certain route is R rated, and then it may get a bolt which changes that. Or a new route might get established, and that can be updated on the rakkup app almost instantaneously, while a guidebook would need however many more years to wait for a reprinting. On top of that, the gps navigation to the crag is revolutionary. Rakkup doesn't replace the guidebook, it simply presents new tools to help get you to the climbs you want to do, and does it better than guidebooks ever have before. That is pretty awesome.
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The future of the climbing guidebook
Love the Rakkup guides! The GPS navigation as well as all the photos and topos for each climb as well as being able to filter and search for climbs by grade, type etc is awesome. Using this in areas that are not easy to get to is invaluable with the turn by turn directions. I’ve used the Ain Belmusk Rakkup guide for a small climbing area in Morocco which can be next to impossible to find the area without the help of the GPS as its in a very remote location.
The app itself is solid and there are frequent updates from the developers with new features and performance and stability improvements. The ability to get an update for the guidebook when it’s available and have it all on your phone which most people have with them all the time anyways is really convenient. It’s great to see more and more major climbing areas are being released. Hopefully this will mean a lot less time and energy wasted trying to find the climbs and more time actually climbing!
The app itself is solid and there are frequent updates from the developers with new features and performance and stability improvements. The ability to get an update for the guidebook when it’s available and have it all on your phone which most people have with them all the time anyways is really convenient. It’s great to see more and more major climbing areas are being released. Hopefully this will mean a lot less time and energy wasted trying to find the climbs and more time actually climbing!
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Super Helpful GPS Navigation
I love the GPS navigation feature! It's shown me shorter routes to some of my favorite walls. Combined with the best guidebooks in my local area, I can leave all the hard copies at home. Now all I need with me at the crags is my phone.
