The Piolets d'Or ([pjɔ.lɛ dɔʁ], "Golden Ice Axe") is an annual mountaineering and alpine climbing award organized by the Groupe de Haute Montagne [fr]...

General Administration of Sport of China. Winners of The 12th Piolet d’Or Asia Awards UIAA, December 6, 2017 The 2020 Piolet d'Or Rakaposhi (7,788m)...

ascent of Annapurna, which won him his second Piolet d'Or. Christian Trommsdorff, chairman of the Piolet d’Or organizing committee, received several emails...

mountain in the world. For their climbing, the team was awarded the Piolet d’Or. In 2019, Swenson, along with Graham Zimmerman, Mark Richey, and Chris...

after his first attempt on the mountain. In 2013, he was awarded the Piolet d’Or for his 18-day traverse of Nanga Parbat's Mazeno Ridge alongside Sandy...

faced. In 2008, the most prestigious annual prize in mountaineering, the Piolet d'Or, amended its focus to small light-weight alpine-style teams using no...

Nose, and the Regular Northwest Face of Half Dome. In 2015, he won a Piolet d'Or in alpine climbing with Tommy Caldwell for their completion of the enchainment...

Piolet d'Or for their ascent of the unclimbed northeast face of Shispare, which they climbed in 2017. In 2020, the pair won their second Piolet d'Or for...

experiences as a climber and explorer. In 2010, he received the 2nd Piolet d'Or Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2018, he received jointly with Krzysztof...

mountaineer, mountain guide and entrepreneur. In 2015, Česen was awarded Piolet d'Or for the ascent of the north face of Hagshu along with Marko Prezelj and...

of the boldest and best climbers in the world", and he won the 2019 Piolet d'Or for this free solo ascent of the Lupghar Sar West. He died in an avalanche...

Legion of Honour, and in 2020, became the first female recipient of the Piolet d'Or Lifetime Achievement Award. Catherine Destivelle was born in Oran, in...

recognized by the Piolet d'Or council. In 2013, Kennedy and his climbing partners Kyle Dempster and Josh Wharton won a Piolet d'Or for their alpine style...

v t e Climbing Types Lists Alpine clubs Climbers Piolet d'Or winners IFSC World Cup winners IFSC World Championships winners IFSC victories Deaths Eight-thousanders...

Ueli Steck, Mick Fowler, Paul Ramsden, and Marko Prezelj. The annual Piolets d'Or are awarded for the best achievements in alpine climbing. Alpine climbing...

of Broad Peak in 1957 and of Dhaulagiri in 1960. In 2013, he won the Piolet d'Or Lifetime Achievement Award. Diemberger attended university in Vienna...

internationally noted for his alpine climbing. Ramsden was awarded the Piolet d'Or five times for alpine-style first ascents of extreme high-altitude routes...

Asian Alpine Association (UAAA) has honoured Sherpa with one of the Piolet d'Or Asia Awards with the title of Sherpa of the year for his commitment to...

nominated for a Piolets d'Or. 2008 - Opening of the south face by Stéphane Benoist and Patrice Glairon-Rappaz; nominated for the Piolets d'Or in 2008. 2017...

female mountaineer to win the prestigious International Climbing award Piolet d'Or (Golden Ice Axe) after completing the first ascent of the Southeast Face...

his bold and lightweight alpine style ascents. In 2012, Kim won the Piolet d'Or "Asia Award" with An Chi-young when they made the first-ever ascent of...

explorer, author and documentary filmmaker. Holeček has received the 2018 Piolet d'Or award for his successful full ascent on the southwest face of Gasherbrum...

Lunag Ri in the Himalayas. In 2019, he was posthumously honoured with a Piolet d'Or for this first ascent. David Lama was born in 1990. His father is a mountain...

independent. The premier award in mountaineering is the privately granted Piolet d'Or, which has expanded from a single recognition to multiple. While there...

American professional alpinist and mountain guide, and winner of the 2006 Piolet d'Or. House earned a Bachelor of Science in ecology from The Evergreen State...

series on Climbing Abseiling using a tubular belay device Lists Climbers Piolet d'Or winners IFSC victories Equipment Knots Historical events Grade milestones...

1991 at 9a (French), 5.14d (American YDS), XI (UIAA). Lists Climbers Piolet d'Or winners IFSC victories Equipment Knots Historical events Grade milestones...

with technical climbing of up to 5.11d (7a). They were both awarded the Piolet d'Or for their climb. 2019, Jim Reynolds, free solo. 2021, Sean Villanueva...

Highest Honors Announced: The 2022 Piolets d'Or Recipients". Climbing. Retrieved 1 January 2023. "The Piolets d'Or 2022 list of significant ascents"....

September 1975. In receiving one of mountaineering's highest honours, the Piolet d'Or Lifetime Achievement Award, his personal style and his climbs were described...