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Lake Roland Climbing

Last Updated: Oct, 2026
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Guide moderated by Tyler Heitmann & Dylan Demyanek
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This digital Lake Roland climbing guidebook gives you GPS navigation, verified topos, and beta for hundreds of climbs. Explore classics and hidden gems with offline access to maps, directions, and beta videos. Whether it's your first visit or fiftieth, KAYA makes your Lake Roland days smoother, safer, and more dialed.

Lake Roland, situated among the high-class baltimore suburbanites, hosts the local testpiece Trimming the Hedges, V10. Also nearby are a few boulders along the Jones Falls River on the north side of the lake.

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This digital Lake Roland climbing guidebook gives you GPS navigation, verified topos, and beta for hundreds of climbs. Explore classics and hidden gems with offline access to maps, directions, and beta videos. Whether it's your first visit or fiftieth, KAYA makes your Lake Roland days smoother, safer, and more dialed. Lake Roland, situated among the high-class baltimore suburbanites, hosts the local testpiece Trimming the Hedges, V10. Also nearby are a few boulders along the Jones Falls River on the north side of the lake. See subareas for information

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Recent Ascents in Lake Roland

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CHELSEA STEPCHUK
@cstepchuk
Baby Raven v1
first few moves are FUN & sharp but the top-out is gross and could use some cleaning (maybe not though cause this boulder may or may not be on private property? my bad if so.)
★ 3(v1, Solid)
8.19.2026
AMY BLAIR
@alchamyyy
Baby Raven v1
(v1, Solid)
4.25.2026
CHELSEA STEPCHUK
@cstepchuk
Stinger v5
Sent back in Dec., repeated today. So this one is interesting. Jugs near the lips are off but full disclosure I had to do a Gaston using the small crimp at the end of that jug rail. Tried to emulate Tyler’s beta video looks like he went into the mono a bit further right which was like max span for me. If my way doesn’t stand then there’s def the option for a lower grade route using crimp at the end of the jugs. Always open to thoughts/feedback- and grades/technicalities aside, what an amazing day to be outside!!!
★ 5(v5, Solid)
3.10.2026
Private User
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Stinger v5
Premature jugulation
(v3, Solid)
10.5.2025
GABE PERNELL
@Gaba
Trimming the Hedges v10
★ 4(v10, Soft)
9.8.2025

CLIMB LISTS FOR LAKE ROLAND

Classic Bouldersby KAYA4 boulders · v3–v10Today listby Preston Green2 boulders · v5–v6Gunpowder listby Darius Sales35 boulders · v0–v5DCby Emily Rothrock2 boulders · v7–v10gunpowderby annaliese wilford13 boulders · v1–v8
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