How to Use bouldering in a Sentence

bouldering

noun
  • And then there’s a bouldering cave that’s about 20 feet high.
    Outside Online, 5 May 2015
  • Duffy placed sixth in speed with a time of 6.23 seconds and fifth in bouldering.
    Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Aug. 2021
  • In bouldering, climbers navigate a course in a fixed amount of time.
    Charlotte Carroll, SI.com, 26 July 2019
  • Coleman was the only climber during the bouldering round to top two of the three boulders.
    USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2021
  • Sport climbing takes place in three formats at the Olympics: bouldering, speed and lead.
    Greg Hyatt, NBC News, 27 June 2024
  • The bouldering at Boston Rock Gym consisted of two routes, and that was it.
    Brion O’Connor, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2019
  • This pair from Keen can handle anything on a hike, from rocky creeks to dry bouldering.
    Kristy Alpert, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2023
  • This is the first year that the sport was featured and includes three disciplines, speed, bouldering and lead.
    Alex Scott, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2021
  • V11s and V12s—just a few grades below the hardest bouldering problems in the world—followed.
    Katie Arnold, Outside Online, 3 Apr. 2018
  • This is the first time sport climbing has been featured in the Olympics and consists of bouldering, lead and speed disciplines.
    Alex Scott, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2021
  • Aggressive shoes drive all the power to your toes and are best at overhangs and bouldering.
    Will Egensteiner, Popular Mechanics, 29 Oct. 2020
  • Lopez opened the finals with the speed win, then showed off his all-around skills by finishing seventh in lead and fourth in bouldering.
    San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Aug. 2021
  • At the 49-room Basecamp Boulder, start your day on the bouldering wall and end it by grabbing a s’mores kit to roast at the hotel’s patio firepits.
    Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
  • And Rainbow sandals will always be first in my pack for bouldering—they’re so light and easy to slide into a crash pad!
    Ariella Gintzler, Outside Online, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Some bouldering is required at the end of the trail, too, but a rope is usually secured in the section where it's needed.
    Andrea Reeves, The Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2022
  • For instance, if an athlete comes first in speed, second in lead, and first in bouldering, their overall score is 2 (1x2x1).
    Alexandra Svokos, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2021
  • Williams is one of few climbers in the world — and even fewer women — who specializes in hard, highball bouldering.
    Chris Weidner, The Know, 6 Oct. 2019
  • This is also a popular bouldering hike since the trail is littered with big rocks.
    Outside Online, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Eminger, who made it to the top of the first wall, said bouldering, which the pair has been doing for a few months at nearby Seattle Bouldering Gym, has helped her get stronger.
    Kara Carlson, The Seattle Times, 12 July 2017
  • If staying closer to the ground is more your style, Basecamp’s 7,000-square-foot indoor bouldering park will keep even the most eager climbers busy.
    Outside Online, 12 Dec. 2019
  • The Olympics will feature three disciplines: bouldering, lead and speed.
    Alexandra Svokos, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2021
  • But beyond the main street, there’s a whole new community unfolding in Roy, one drawn to the area’s dozens of canyons packed with top-notch bouldering routes.
    Emily Reed, Outside Online, 4 Dec. 2019
  • Climbers can strap on a harness and rope (called free climbing) or scale shorter rock faces without gear (bouldering).
    Jason P. Dinh, Discover Magazine, 20 June 2022
  • The World Cup circuit continues in two weeks with bouldering and speed-climbing events in Chongqing, China.
    The Editors, Outside Online, 8 June 2015
  • Come for the inspiring ascent, stay for the bouldering tumbles.
    Patrick Farrell, WIRED, 26 Aug. 2019
  • As a high school junior, Momoa made a pilgrimage to Hueco Tanks, the state park in Texas that was the epicenter of the booming mid-1990s bouldering scene.
    Michael Roberts, Outside Online, 12 Jan. 2023
  • For each gender, 20 athletes will take part in all three disciplines — speed, bouldering and lead.
    Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 8 July 2021
  • Adam Ondra of the Czech Republic makes winning men’s bouldering event look easy.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 May 2021
  • In bouldering, athletes climb high walls without ropes in a limited period of time and in the fewest attempts.
    Greg Hyatt, NBC News, 27 June 2024
  • Sport climbing will makes its debut at the Tokyo Olympics and each climber must complete three different disciplines in the event — speed, bouldering and lead.
    Christian Red, Forbes, 6 Apr. 2021

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