To climb low enough to the ground to avoid serious injury, and with out a rope. Climbing a boulder. Usually more strenuous moves in a shorter distance.
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A increasingly popular element of the sport, where the individual climbs unroped on boulders at the bottom of crags. Usually to a height that is safe to jump off - but not always
(vb.) A style of climbing which involves climbing only at a height the climber feels comfortable jumping to the ground. They are often short, hard routes on low-lying rocks without using protective gear.
Climbing close to the ground without the use of a rope. Typically used for practicing traverses, weight transfers, and foot and hand placements. Can be done on boulders or at the base of a rock face.
Climbing close to the ground without the use of a rope. Typically used for practicing technique, training strength or just playing around at the base of a crag. Bouldering has more recently evolved as a unique climbing style and grown in popularity.
a series of hard moves kept closed to the ground, usually done without rope protection; the climb consisting of a few moves or a long traverse
Climbing unroped on boulders or at the foot of climbs to a height where it is still safe to jump off.
Low-to-the-ground climbing wherein the climber can jump back down to the ground, and a rope and belay are not necessary
Low height climbing without ropes allowing harder movements to be practiced in a relatively safe environment. Falling is part and parcel of this discipline.
Relatively low height climbing, often very technical, usually solo. Usually climbing is on boulders (hence the name), but the more technical starts of routes are often "bouldered" as well, without ropes or protection, except for a bouldering mat. [Lindsay Davies] Bouldering mats
Bouldering is a type of rockclimbing undertaken without a rope and is normally limited in respect to the height the climber ascends the route so that any fall will not risk significant injury. This variation of climbing can be practiced on large boulders, at the base of larger rock faces/climbing routes, in indoor climbing centres, or even on manmade structures (see buildering). Its documented origins may be found in the United Kingdom and France in the last quarter of the 19th century, according to John Gill's http://www128.pair.com/r3d4k7/ website.
