Notable Achievements
- Equinox (5.12c/d) and EBGBs (5.10d), Joshua Tree National Park, CA, USA
- 1,000 individual solos in 30 days and 100 first ascent solos up to 5.12 at Joshua Tree National Park, CA
- Ghetto Blaster (5.13b) and “Urban Struggle” (5.12b) at Malibu Creek, CA
- Pirate at Suicide Rocks, CA
- Onsight solo of Outrage (5.13a) at Boney Bluffs
- Onsight solo of Romantic Warrior (V 5.12b) which National Geographic gave Michael "Adventurer of the Year for in 2005, Sea of Tranquility (V 5.11d, A0) and the first ascent solo of Shikata Ga Nai (V 5.12) at the Needles, CA
- Onsight solo of 214 routes in England including Neon Dust (5.13b/c)
- Onsight solo of 240 routes in Ireland including the first ascent of Rainy Days (5.12+) at Ailladie
- The first solo of the Palisade Traverse (VI 5.9) in 22 hours (the previous ascent took 12 days) in the Sierra Mountain Range, USA
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