bouldering

noun boul·der·ing \ -d(ə-)riŋ \

|Updated on: 15 Jun 2018

Definition of bouldering

: the sport of rock climbing on large boulders or low cliffs

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boulder

intransitive verb

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boulderer

play \-d(ə-)rər\ noun

Recent Examples of bouldering from the Web

The first Baltimore City site for Earth Treks will include a 20,000-square-foot indoor climbing gym and facilities for bouldering, a form of rock climbing on large boulders without the use of weight-bearing equipment.

— lorraine mirabella, baltimoresun.com, "Earth Treks climbing gym will open Wednesday at Union Collective complex in Medfield," 5 June 2018
After attending a friend’s birthday party at a rock climbing gym, 8-year-old Sadie Hipps convinced her mom to take an after-school trip to a new bouldering gym near her neighborhood.

— allison bagley, Houston Chronicle, "Houston Reaches New Heights," 23 May 2018
At Momentum’s other location in Katy (25410 Katy Mills Parkway), visitors can choose from harnessed rock climbing and unharnessed bouldering.

— allison bagley, Houston Chronicle, "Houston Reaches New Heights," 23 May 2018
As the ClimbAID team sets up the bouldering station, Sonya motions to the growing crowd of children and teenagers to gather round.

— bronwen dickey, Popular Mechanics, "The Lost Kids on the Line," 14 Mar. 2018
The indoor climbing gym offers 75 ropes that reach up to 32 feet and features a challenging bouldering tunnel.

— sonja haller, azcentral, "Ultimate Arizona bucket list: 10 things to do in Peoria," 30 Jan. 2015
Today, Ashima is the International Federation of Sport Climbing’s three-time defending World Youth Champion in both lead climbing and bouldering, and a competitor in the Climbing World Cup adult category.

— katie arnold, Outside Online, "The Prodigy: Ashima Shiraishi," 3 Apr. 2018
The gym also features a bouldering room, climbing training area, kids' climbing room, full-service fitness facility, yoga room, and cardio room.

— tara massouleh, AL.com, "How to spend a day in Inverness on Highway 280," 14 Mar. 2018
Some research has even shown that eight weeks of bouldering can significantly reduce the severity of depression.

— markham heid, Time, "Why Rock Climbing May Be the Ultimate Full-Body Workout," 15 Feb. 2018

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