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Your Digital Guide to the Vertical World

Did you know that 19 of our best-selling titles have a digital edition? Did you know that we include a free 3-month trial to our digital edition when you buy the print guide (see product description)? 

We love print—duh, we’re a publisher—but we get it, climbing packs are heavy and there never seen to be enough room. Now you can ditch the extra weight in your crag pack, keep your print guidebooks in mint condition, and unlock the convenience of our wallet friendly digital edition books! 

Choose from our library of climbing, bouldering, canyoneering, and hiking guides, and access your guide without waiting for the mailman. 

 

 

How It Works

Sharp End Publishing partners with LockLizard to deliver our digital guides to the device of your choice in a PDC file! A PDC file is a protected PDF created using Safeguard PDF Security – it is a PDF file that has been protected with encryption and DRM copy controls. 

 

Digital Edition Download and Installation Steps:  

  1. Place your print guidebook order. 
  2. Check your order confirmation email. It will include a link to download your guidebook's PDC file. Download your guidebook!
  3. Your license to open to PDC file will arrive within 48 hours to the same email you provided at checkout. 
  4. Download and install LockLizard, the PDC Viewer, on the device of your choice:

    Android Users | Android Video Instruction 
    iOS Users | iOS Video Instruction

  5. Open your license on the LockLizard app.
  6. Open your digital edition on the LockLizard app and enjoy! 

 

Free Trial Download and Installation Steps:  

  1. Place your print guidebook order. 
  2. Head to our Digital Library and locate your guidebook's PDC file. Download your guidebook! 
  3. Your license to open to PDC file will arrive within 48 hours to the same email you provided at checkout. 
  4. Download and install LockLizard, the PDC Viewer, on the device of your choice:

    Android Users | Android Video Instruction 
    iOS Users | iOS Video Instruction

  5. Open your license on the LockLizard app.
  6. Open your digital edition on the LockLizard app and enjoy! 

 

Common Troubleshooting Tips

  1. If you suddenly lost access to a digital edition you’ve been using, your free trial or license may have expired. You can purchase a 1-year renewal or lifetime renewal. 
  2. Licenses and digital editions are not the same. They must be downloaded separately. The license gives your device permission to open the digital edition. 
  3. LockLizard cannot verify devices that don't have an allocated IP address, so you may need to log off of shared computers.
  4. If your guidebook won't open, please double-check that you've downloaded the correct guidebook. The licenses are set for specific books (e.g. your license for Eldorado Canyon is not going to open St. George Bouldering).
  5. Our digital editions are licensed for two devices only. You will need to purchase additional licenses, you must purchase another digital edition. 

 

Feedback

Got feedback on how our digital editions worked for you? You can reach our office and customer support representatives by phone or by email.