Vertebrae 

A very classic pitch- just another must do if you're up there. Bring one #1, one #2, and one #.75 for the lower section. The crux may be getting up under the roof. This protects well with a couple #00 metolious. After the roof, there are nut placements, but a couple yellow metolious are nice to have. Two or three blue metolious/camalot are also a good thing to have.

From the ground this route appears sketchy to protect up high near the crux. However it actually protects quite nicely, just ensure you have several small cams & nuts. A fun route!

Vertebrae?? Why the name? When I was first tempted to hop on this line, I was worried about the block roof and whether it would cut loose while jamming through it. At a later date I came back with a crowbar and tension traversed over from The Sword, jumping up and down on it to no avail. I assume it is still wedged there (??). [I haven't been back to the WFall in 15+ yrs). Anyway, while cleaning the remainder of the route on the way down, I dislodged a loose block, behind which was the skeletal remains of some critter. Possibly it was a bat, with bleached white vertebrae bones shining in the light.

one of the best pitches at the grade i have climbed in a while! The crux was a hoot but the block roof was a bit intimidating to yard on..

Amazing pitch! Lots of varied climbing and plenty of tough moves separated by good rests. I'd recommend saving a #1/#2 camalot for the horizontal above the roof.

Can be done quite easily without 3 black alien sizes. I think i used 1 purple metolius, and 1 purple c3 and nothing smaller.