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My wife nearly put her hand down on this little creature as we were scrambling up the hill to the base of Exilis Dihedral. At just 5-inches long and thinner than a pencil, this must be a very new arrival to the area.
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Matthew Fienup climbing at Derrydale Cliff, October 17, 2008.
Derrydale Cliff:<br> Red - Exilis Dihedral (5.9)<br> Orange - Mammoth Poaching (5.10c)<br> Yellow - Grand Old Pachyderm (5.9)
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Matthew Fienup
Sep 16, 2011
“My wife nearly put her hand down on this little creature as we were scrambling up the hill to the base of Exilis Dihedral. At just 5-inches long and thinner than a pencil, this must be a very new arrival to the area.”  

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