Access an entire bookshelf of rock climbing, bouldering, and backcountry skiing guidebooks on your Android device, even beyond the reach of cell phone coverage. rakkup reinvents the outdoor guidebook for the smartphone era.
We've partnered with Beacon Guidebooks, Wolverine Publishing, and other authors and publishers around the world to bring you rich guidebooks complete with color photos and topo drawings.
Browse climbs and ski descents on a map or in the list format of your choice, filter and search in seconds, then navigate using your phone's GPS with a single tap. The app navigates you through the trail system to your climb, turn by turn, and tracks your backcountry snow adventures with offline topo maps and slope angle shading.
Latest updates
What's new in version 30.0.374
Improvements for Backcountry Skiing guidebooks, support for ATES (terrain complexity) scale, improved reliability.
How to install rakkup APK on Android phone or tablet?
Download rakkup APK file from ApkClean, then follow these steps:
Update Phone Settings
Go to your phone Settings page
Tap Security or Applications (varies with device)
Check the Unknown Sources box
Confirm with OK
Go to Downloads
Open Downloads on your device by going to My Files or Files
Tap the APK file you downloaded (com.rakkup.rakkup-v30.0.374-ApkClean.apk)
Tap Install when prompted, the APK file you downloaded will be installed on your device.
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User's Reivew
1 ★Program crashed often & I couldn't get out of it. Why doesn't this program update automatically, or at least allow you to update it without uninstalling your old program and reinstalling the new program from scratch? Update: Updated to ver. 13. It doesn't crash like it used to, but it is still full of bugs. One example: still can't delete the 'sample books' even though there is an option to do so. As others have remarked, great idea, bad (but getting better) execution (at least I can close the app now). This app has been around for ~3 years - plenty of time to have these bugs ironed out. If the people who wrote this, used it, I suspect the bugs would have been gone long ago. I would like to buy more books, but will not do so until this app works the way it should.
5 ★Great app. Would like to see more guides for my area.
4 ★Great stuff, really like it -- sometimes crashes still (v12) but thats ok, just reload. ** Feature request: sideways swipe on any route descript to go to prev/next route. ** Feature request: Search route descriptions (in one guide "red #x" is a location reference point related to #s on the walls, easier to find where the route near #20 is for eg). ** Feature request: personal notes section for any specific climb, and a symbol to note in the routelist (and map? when zoomed in perhaps) to show which ones have personal notes. Handy when visiting a complex area and trying to remember which/where/what to get to your your project (or in my case, retro bolting, where issues are that need fixing.) (I realize synching this between devices might be tricky - link to dropbox or something? Even if it was just per that device that'd be great.)
3 ★Bookshelf won't update with new guidebooks that I've bought. And the app is extremely buggy.
3 ★Good in theory, pretty buggy and no search function? Could do with more guidebooks too of course.
5 ★It crashes some times but it's still great.
3 ★Wish it wouldn't reset navigation every time I switch apps or lock my phone. Also, why doesn't the tick feature work at all? Click on pitches to tick, select everything, hit next and then save and it takes you right back to the last screen. Navigation feature is definitely my favorite part. Also, it shuts down randomly a lot. If these bugs were fixed it would be great.
2 ★Bought this mainly for the trail navigation feature for Joshua Tree. That is a helpful feature, but using the app is a frustrating experience. Main usability complaints: -App resets to the main menu every time the screen turns off or I switch apps. Have to navigate through the areas & subareas again every time I pull it out to check the route description. This doesn't happen on the MP app. -Navigation kept zooming out all the way, so I would have to zoom in again each time to make sure I was on trail, unless I kept the screen on (which eats up battery life)
4 ★Great idea, just waiting for more guidebooks to be published on this app from the Canadian Rockies. Also am I missing it, or is there no search function for guidebooks in the store? Just a scroll function seems silly.
5 ★This app is fantastic. Pre-cached data allows you to go out yonder and not worry about any data issues. Pricing is ideal for those on a budget, and format allows for publishing up to date information without a hassle.
5 ★So far I've really enjoyed the app. Having so many photos available for the routes of an area is awesome. The ability to zoom in and around on photos to see the detail of a climb is great. The map feature is another really great thing. What better way of finding a crag than by looking at it on a satellite view. Super easy to navigate to crags. No more getting lost. Definitely the best widespread app available. There are loads of guidebooks available for so many areas. Super nice low cost way of getting the info you need for all the climbing trips you want to make. As a developer that has used it to author my own guidebook and this is for those of you that are looking to do the same. The interface for doing so is super great. Makes things a snap!
5 ★Initially I was suspicious, all the digital guidebooks I had seen before were clunky, hard-to-navigate translations of the superior print product. They were digital guidebooks, and the concept didn't work. Rakkup is thankfully different. It's a guidebook app. A new product, built with innovative ideas and features, that not only provides a functional alternative to print books, but also compliments them. It picks up where modern print guidebooks have left off in exciting new ways.