Tafoni are rock pockets caused by differential weathering, usually involving salt water locales, but in the case of Crane Mtn. probably caused by differential mineral erosion due to micro-regions of high humidity and salt precipitate from the rock itself.   The crux lies at the steep headwall; getting up onto this and making the next few steps. A very large tafone is used for this step, hence the name.   The route makes full use of the Blueberry Ledge's length, however, it's mostly low-angle climbing; fun but not particularly challenging.   Climb the initial slab, following a crack up and right for 10' to its intersection with a crack running up left. Follow this one up to its top on a boulder beneath an overhanging, right-slanting corner/wall facing right. Step up onto the wall, move up and slightly left to an upward-pointing flake and traverse along this left 7' to a wide crack in low-angle rock. Follow this until it runs into dirt, then climb easy rock up and leftward to the high pt. of the Ledge.

Blueberry Tafone

Madame Blueberry

BLC stands for Blueberry Ledge Chimney, and as with many chimneys, it's not a pleasant example of "modern" climbing entertainment.   Climb the bottomless chimney (crux) until holds on the right allow a reprieve. Follow it up, over blocks and trending up the steeper of two right-rising wide "cracks" upward. Tunnel up this debacle to easier going to the Blueberry Ledge.

Climb the right slanting crack up to a small ledge, step out left and up to a larger ledge, move up and right (crux) to gain the main hand crack, follow crack to the top. Protection is G except for at the crux section.    V1-5.5PG at the larger ledge step out left and up  a series of flakes(some loose and thin)

This collection of slabs and low-angle faces lies under the Blueberry Ledge, a nontechnically-accessible ledge system near the western end of the the South Corner Cliffs. It is identified by a large "eyebrow overhang" with a broken notch near its center above the ledge (called the Vulture's Nook). To either side are slabs, the right one being about 100' tall and steep, the left not as tall nor as steep. The cliff lies above the westernmost Height-of-Land Wall.

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Routes in Blueberry Ledge