Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The sport of climbing without ropes or other technical gear on boulders or relatively small rock faces.
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- noun
Climbing , withoutropes , on largeboulders or boulder-sized objects. - verb Present participle of
boulder .
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Examples
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I still like top rope better than bouldering; bouldering is all about the upper body strength and the explosive power, and I am (a) a girl and (b) stocky and (c) fat and (d) old, things which collectively make it all the more difficult (Guys like bouldering.
and those of us with ravaged faces, lacking in the social graces-- truepenny 2008
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Instead I see the province promoting "bouldering" — think rock-climbing, but smaller — and such oddball fare as the Festival of Extraordinary Teapots.
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Instead I see the province promoting "bouldering" — think rock-climbing, but smaller — and such oddball fare as the Festival of Extraordinary Teapots.
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Instead I see the province promoting "bouldering" — think rock-climbing, but smaller — and such oddball fare as the Festival of Extraordinary Teapots.
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This is how we were lighting some "bouldering" photos (more on that in a later post) and I went in close for a portrait-scale shot.
Strobist 2010
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The boulders will give the most realistic experience of "bouldering," said Keith Franklin, owner of LandPlan Consultants and a design consultant for the improvement project.
unknown title 2009
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In fact, last night with elbie_at_trig and thingo I made a Bold Assertion: a year from now, I'll be in good enough shape to go climbing at the campus bouldering wall.
Theatre Review: "Arcadia" by Tom Stoppard thingo 2010
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Sadly, I do not have a lot of courage for bouldering, but I am doing better than I was, and it was really, really good to get out and climb.
(originally, i typed "him.") matociquala 2009
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I showed up a little early and did some casual bouldering and traversing, then re-sent a tricky, physically challending 5.7 thaqt pretty much pumped my forearms all by itself.
when you think of fallen skies remember there are a million ways to die matociquala 2009
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In 2009, I helped start the Teton Boulder Project, a grassroots effort to build a bouldering park in downtown Jackson.
Christian Beckwith: Adventropy: Adventure Philanthropy at Work Christian Beckwith 2010
131500348 commented on the word bouldering
"The future of bouldering will decipher its grade but I can assure you that it will never be seen as a pile or climb not worth trying." - Paul Robinson discusses the grading of Lucid Dreaming as 8C+ on his blog
December 15, 2010
vendingmachine commented on the word bouldering
"Luce's climbing style was dynamic and determined and she seemed to thrive in the modern style of competition bouldering. Athletes and coaches sharing tributes online are recalling the energy that she brought to competitions with her ever-smiling presence.
Luce began climbing from a young age with her father on crags in the Chartreuse Massif near her home. In May, Luce ticked her first 8b+ on rock at a local crag, just weeks after French lockdown ended."
June 16, 2020