The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
n. Sports Basic or intermediate climbing carried out on relatively small rocks that can be traversed without great risk of bodily harm in case of a fall.
n. Climbing, without ropes, on large boulders or boulder-sized objects.
v. Present participle of boulder.
Word Usage
"Instead I see the province promoting "bouldering" — think rock-climbing, but smaller — and such oddball fare as the Festival of Extraordinary Teapots."