to boulder
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- verb
- /ˈboʊldər/
- Jargon
:
escalar en bloque
- On weekends, we love to boulder at the local climbing spot, practicing our skills on the big rocks.
Examples
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When bouldering in Japan, it is not uncommon to see a guy who was just struggling to send a 6A, being stuck in front of a 7A boulder trying it many times.
Blog text (7) -
Before the competition, I spent hours bouldering at the gym to improve my technique.
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Finn, we can boulder these TIEs!
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I'm really tired, but let's do some boulders, all right?
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Students will boulder or traverse by moving sideways across the length of these walls a few feet off the ground.
Academic text (2011) -
I'm very excited to have these great pads underneath me whenever I'm out bouldering.
Blog text (32) -
I bouldered in Colorado; I was awakened by the cops, and they said there is a one-night stay rule.
Blog text (25) -
In the national park, adventurers often boulder along the well-marked routes without using ropes.
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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Etymology
Boulder used as a verb (and the sport bouldering) comes from the noun boulder. It means 'to climb large rocks without ropes' because climbers practise on short, big rocks called boulders.