What are bouldering 'problems'?

What are bouldering 'problems'?

Daniel Wade (Rock Climbing Manager) gives expert video advice on: What is 'bouldering' in rock climbing?; What kind of equipment do I need for bouldering?; What kind of rock is best for bouldering? and more...

Bouldering problems are essentially the same thing as a climbing route. It's just on a much smaller scale. So instead of working your way from the bottom of a climb up to the top of the climb and looking at it more as a route or it's going to be trying to solve a problem or a sequence that will only include a few moves but the moves are generally pretty difficult and there aren't usually a lot of choices. So it's figuring out how to take the little parts of the equation that you have and putting them together. Many guys spend a lot of time on solitary boulder problems.