San Martino di Castrozza gears up for Piolets d'Or 2024

The 2024 edition of the Piolets d'Or will take place from 8 - 11 December 2024 in San Martino di Castrozza, Italy.

The Piolets d'Or 2024 will be awarded to the following climbs: 'The Secret Line' on the north face of Tirich Mir in Pakistan by Kazuya Hiraide and Kenro Nakajima, 'Round Trip Ticket' on the north face of Jannu in Nepal by Matt Cornell, Jackson Marvell, and Alan Rousseau, and 'Tomorrow Is Another Day' on the north face of Flat Top in India by Hugo Béguin, Matthias Gribi and Nathan Monard. A Special Mention for female alpinism has been assigned to Nives Meroi of Italy. Spanish alpinist Jordi Corominas will receive the 16th Walter Bonatti - Piolets d’Or Lifetime Achievement Award.

This is be the first time that the Piolets d'Or is be organised in the Dolomites, one of the main mountain ranges of the Alps and the world, particularly for its endless possibilities for rock climbing, but also for the special role the Dolomites have played in the development of classical mountaineering over the last 150 years. To name just a few, world-class climbers such as Angelo Dibona, Reinhold Messner, or famous rock climbers like Manolo were/are from the Dolomites. This vast massif with thousands of peaks - besides the Pale di San Martino, the Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Marmolada, Sassolungo, Catinaccio, and Monte Civetta are probably the most famous - has attracted climbers and mountaineers from all over the world. In the evolution of the art of mountaineering, notable ascents in the Dolomites by figures such as Paul Preuss, Tita Piaz, Michele Bettega, Luigi Micheluzzi, Emilio Comici, Riccardo Cassin, Cesare Maestri, Armando Aste, Georges Livanos, Pierre Mazeaud, and Lino Lacedelli have marked the history of mountaineering.

Program:
Sunday, December 8
5:00 PM - La Crodaroi Square: Opening ceremony and welcome from local authorities to the guests of the Piolets d'Or, with the unveiling of a monument dedicated to the “Aquile” Alpine Guides of San Martino and Primiero.

9:00 PM - Congress Hall: “A Brief History of Alpine Exploration in the Pale di San Martino” presented by Mountain Guide Narci Simion, past president of the “Aquile” Guides of San Martino and Primiero. Followed by the screening of the film "Pioneers", the achievement of the Alpine Guide Peter Moser, who in 2021 reached six of the main peaks of the Pale di San Martino in a single day, following the routes established by the early climbers of the 1800s. Film created by Aku in collaboration with the "Aquile" Alpine Guides.

Monday, December 9
2:30 - 3:30 PM: Opportunity for guests to meet the Piolets d'Or nominated climbers at the Rosetta Hut.
Afternoon - Event Base Camp at the Sports Hall
Rock climbing demonstration with local alpine guides.
3:30 PM: Presentation of the "Ice Memory", project by AKU.
5:00 PM: Presentation of “The Dolomites as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Alpinism as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity” by the Dolomites UNESCO Foundation. Moderated by Luca Calvi (translator and alpinism expert) and Christian Trommsdorff (President of the Groupe de Haute Montagne and Piolets d'Or organizer).
9:00 PM: “The Spirit of Alpinism in the Dolomites”, an evening dedicated to the Dolomites with alpine guides Nicola Tondini and Alessandro Baù, moderated by Luca Calvi (translator and alpinism expert).

Tuesday, December 10
Afternoon - Event Base Camp at the Sports Hall
Rock climbing demonstration with local alpine guides.
2:00 - 4:30 PM: Presentations by the Piolets d'Or nominated climbers on their respective ascents.
6:00 - 8:00 PM: Buffet-style aperitif. Advance reservation required here.
8:45 PM: Live streaming on a big screen of the Piolets d'Or Gala Awards Night moderated by Luca Calvi (translator and alpinism expert) and Christian Trommsdorff (President of the Groupe de Haute Montagne and Piolets d'Or organizer). Free admission with advance registration here.
11:00 PM: Piolets d'Or After Party with drinks and DJ set. Free admission.

PIOLETS D'OR 2024
ApT San Martino di Castrozza Primiero e Vanoi, in collaboration with Trentino Marketing and under the patronage of the Dolomiti Unesco Foundation, is proud to host this year's edition of the Piolets d'Or and to welcome mountaineers from all over the world. The event is also made possible thanks to the support of the Municipality of Primiero San Martino di Castrozza, the Primiero Community, FPB Cassa di Fassa Primiero e Belluno, the Alpine Guides Group "Aquile di San Martino e Primiero," and the tourist operators of San Martino di Castrozza, Primiero, and Vanoi.