The Backbone (5.7)-- Crux and Finish

The crux is around to the right of the exposed block right of center with a large crack in it. You can bypass this while giving up almost no elevation. The ridge to the left in the rear is the finish of a 5.6 ridge left of the Backbone. You can finish on it, and I did in order to extend the climbing and scrambling, but the finish of the "proper" Backbone route involves entering the couloir on the right and then scrambling to the "peak" on the right. Sierra Nevada, CA-- June 2017