Definition
The sport or activity of climbing rocks, boulders, and rock faces without ropes, using only hands and feet to reach the top.
Etymology
From 'bowlder'/'boulder' with the gerund suffix '-ing'. This modern sport term emerged in the late 20th century as climbing became a recreational activity.
Kelly Says
Bouldering is actually one of climbing's oldest forms—before modern equipment, people just climbed rocks for fun and training, and it's become a wildly popular Olympic sport!
Translations
ARالعربية
القفز الحجري
al-qafz al-hajar-i
BNবাংলা
বোল্ডারিং
bool-der-ing
CACatalà
bouldering
bool-der-ing
CSČeština
bouldering
bool-der-ing
DADansk
bouldering
bool-der-ing
DEDeutsch
Bouldern
bool-dern
ELΕλληνικά
bouldering
bool-der-ing
ESEspañol
escalada deportiva
es-ca-la-da de-por-ti-va
FISuomi
boulderointi
bool-de-roi-nti
FRFrançais
escalade de bloc
es-ca-la-de duh bloc
GUGU
બોલ્ડરિંગ
bool-der-ing
HAHA
bouldering
bool-der-ing
HIहिन्दी
बोल्डरिंग
bool-der-ing
HUMagyar
boulder
bool-der
IDBahasa Indonesia
panjat tebing blok
pan-jat te-bing blok
IGIG
bouldering
bool-der-ing
ITItaliano
bouldering
bool-der-ing
KKKK
bouldering
bool-der-ing
KMKM
bouldering
bool-der-ing
MRMR
बोल्डरिंग
bool-der-ing
MSBahasa Melayu
bouldering
bool-der-ing
MYမြန်မာ
ဘောလ္ဒါ
ba-ul-da
NLNederlands
boulderen
bool-de-ren
NONorsk
bouldering
bool-der-ing
PLPolski
bouldering
bool-der-ing
PTPortuguês
escalada em bloco
es-ca-la-da em bloc
RORomână
bouldering
bool-der-ing
RUРусский
боулдеринг
bool-de-ring
SVSvenska
bouldering
bool-der-ing
SWKiswahili
bouldering
bool-der-ing
TEతెలుగు
బోల్డరింగ్
bool-der-ing
THไทย
ปีนหน้าผา
peen na-pha
TLTL
bouldering
bool-der-ing
TRTürkçe
blok tırmanışı
blok tir-ma-ni-she
UKУкраїнська
боулдеринг
bool-de-ring
VITiếng Việt
leo núi khối
leo nu-khi
YOYO
bouldering
bool-der-ing
ZUZU
bouldering
bool-der-ing