General Info

About Sharp End Sharp End Publishing was founded in 1996 by Fred Knapp and Mike Stevens, with an initial focus on delivering affordable select guides to popular climbing areas. The legendary Women of Climbing Calendar was introduced in 1998. Along the way, the Sharp End catalog has grown to include a comprehensive collection of guidebooks, with over 40 titles. Sharp End is a company of climbers, for climbers, and provides a refreshing grassroots alternative to the current trend in the industry: large national publishing houses dabbling in suddenly hip outdoor titles, and cranking out lifeless formula books. We climb the routes in our books, and it shows. Sharp End Publishing is always looking for new titles and authors. We want to work with active local climbers that wish to produce quality local guidebooks. Please contact Fred Knapp for more information.