rakkup

Name: rakkup
Rating: 2.4 (22 reviews)
Author: Outdoor Geeks, LLC

Climbing and Ski Guidebooks

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad

22 Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Sports
Developer

Outdoor Geeks, LLC
Language

EN
English
Size

89.8
MB

rakkup allows you to access an entire bookshelf of climbing and backcountry skiing guidebooks on your iPhone, even beyond the reach of cell phone coverage. Once downloaded, guidebooks work offline with no Internet connection! It is also the first and only mobile climbing app that navigates you through the trail system to your climb, turn by turn. Produced in partnership with Outdoor Research, rakkup reinvents the guidebook for the smartphone era. We've partnered with Beacon Guidebooks, Wolverine Publishing ,and other publishers to bring you rich guidebooks complete with color photos and topo drawings. Free sample climbs and ski descents are included. Browse climbs and 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. In climbing guidebooks, the app continuously calculates the easiest route through the trail system from your current location. Simply follow the arrow and moving map. Note: When actively navigating to a climb, rakkup uses GPS in background. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

Ratings & Reviews

2.4

out of 5

22 Ratings

Great app when it works.
03/07/2024

Plant based adventurer
When this app works it is 5/5. Having all of the I formation for routes and interactive maps is amazing. The filtering within the guidebook makes it super easy to find what I need. Easier and better than any guidebook I’ve used. (Years of climbing and back country experience)At least 50% of the time it doesn’t work. I open the app to a frozen screen and have to delete the app, redownload the app, log back in, redownload my guidebooks. This makes it unreliable and unusable in backcountry situations. Still works for planning but it will never be a true guidebook replacement unless it can work reliably.
Great app when it works.
03/07/2024

Plant based adventurer

When this app works it is 5/5. Having all of the I formation for routes and interactive maps is amazing. The filtering within the guidebook makes it super easy to find what I need. Easier and better than any guidebook I’ve used. (Years of climbing and back country experience)At least 50% of the time it doesn’t work. I open the app to a frozen screen and have to delete the app, redownload the app, log back in, redownload my guidebooks. This makes it unreliable and unusable in backcountry situations. Still works for planning but it will never be a true guidebook replacement unless it can work reliably.
Great for winter backcountry, mostly
02/05/2023

Jon Fairchild
Indispensable source of maps, backcountry ski and safety info, and GPS location (for Cameron Pass in Colorado anyway). However, a bug sometimes makes it difficult to find your way and safely return to your car. It seems to happen if you haven’t used the app for a while, then start using it when already out of internet connectivity. Base maps and, more importantly, trail lines do not appear - only the trail symbols are visible. The problem resolves itself when you have connectivity again. So if you are relying on this app for navigation, make sure to “warm it up” while you still have Internet the day you head out there.
Great for winter backcountry, mostly
02/05/2023

Jon Fairchild

Indispensable source of maps, backcountry ski and safety info, and GPS location (for Cameron Pass in Colorado anyway). However, a bug sometimes makes it difficult to find your way and safely return to your car. It seems to happen if you haven’t used the app for a while, then start using it when already out of internet connectivity. Base maps and, more importantly, trail lines do not appear - only the trail symbols are visible. The problem resolves itself when you have connectivity again. So if you are relying on this app for navigation, make sure to “warm it up” while you still have Internet the day you head out there.
Not a guidebook
12/31/2024

swamkkkkg
Bought a digital “guidebook”, unfortunately they don’t offer digital guidebooks they just sell the content in their app as a “guidebook”. I find the app is difficult to use and the guidebook I bought exists as a print book so why I can’t buy a digital copy is strange to me. I am not trying to be overly negative but I just wish they gave users the choice of how they want to use it. I’ll need to buy the print version now to get what I was hoping for.
Not a guidebook
12/31/2024

swamkkkkg

Bought a digital “guidebook”, unfortunately they don’t offer digital guidebooks they just sell the content in their app as a “guidebook”. I find the app is difficult to use and the guidebook I bought exists as a print book so why I can’t buy a digital copy is strange to me. I am not trying to be overly negative but I just wish they gave users the choice of how they want to use it. I’ll need to buy the print version now to get what I was hoping for.
Difficult to use, incomplete
04/15/2024

Bartach
Navigating this app is rather frustrating experience. I’ve tried to make it work, tried to like it. It just never gets better. We all know that any guidebook is outdated the minute after it’s published but some of the guides for sell here are grossly incomplete. Let’s talk about Red Rocks. Neither Armatron nor Birdland are listed, how is this possible? Crimson Chrysalis, Olive Oil, and Dark Shadows are listed but not one of these includes any photos or Topo and of the three, only Dark Shadows provides any description of the pitches. Crimson Chrysalis and Olive Oil just list the pitch numbers along with their grade. Seriously? That’s all? Who would pay money for this?
Difficult to use, incomplete
04/15/2024

Bartach

Navigating this app is rather frustrating experience. I’ve tried to make it work, tried to like it. It just never gets better. We all know that any guidebook is outdated the minute after it’s published but some of the guides for sell here are grossly incomplete. Let’s talk about Red Rocks. Neither Armatron nor Birdland are listed, how is this possible? Crimson Chrysalis, Olive Oil, and Dark Shadows are listed but not one of these includes any photos or Topo and of the three, only Dark Shadows provides any description of the pitches. Crimson Chrysalis and Olive Oil just list the pitch numbers along with their grade. Seriously? That’s all? Who would pay money for this?

Support for ATES (Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale) ratings in some Backcountry Skiing guidebooks. \

Version 41.0

03/01/2024

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