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![Piolets d'Or 2013: the incomprehensible universal tie](/uploads/img/3/16901.jpg)
08/04/2013 - Events
piolets d'or 2013: the incomprehensible universal tie Some thoughts about the Jury verdict of the 21st Piolet d'Or 2013 which assigned the award to all six nominated ascents.
![Piolets d'Or 2013: everyone wins](/uploads/img/3/16901.jpg)
06/04/2013 - Events
piolets d'or 2013: everyone wins The prize for the best climb of 2012 was awarded at the end of an exciting ceremony in Courmayeur last night to all six nominated ascents. The Piolet d'Or Walter Bonatti Lifetime Achievement Award was given to Austria's Kurt Diemberger.
![Piolets d'Or, special mention to Kennedy, Kruk, Lama and Ornter](/uploads/img/3/15759.jpg)
22/03/2013 - Events
piolets d'or, special mention to Kennedy, Kruk, Lama and Ornter The Jury motivation for the special mention assigned to Hayden Kennedy and Jason Kruk, David Lama and Peter Ortner which will be awarded during the 21st Piolet d'Or, scheduled to take place from 3 - 6 April 2013 at Courmayeur...
![Piolets d'Or 2013, the nominations for the 21st edition](/uploads/img/3/16526.jpg)
11/03/2013 - Alpinism
piolets d'or 2013, the nominations for the 21st edition They come from France, Britain, Russia, the United States and Japan and all made beautiful and difficult climb up highest mountains in the world: the candidates for the 21st edition of the Piolet d'Or, the most prestigious international mountaineering award...
![Piolets d'Or 2013: Kurt Diemberger receives Lifetime Achievement Award](/uploads/img/3/5017.jpg)
06/02/2013 - Events
piolets d'or 2013: Kurt Diemberger receives Lifetime Achievement Award From 3 - 6 April 2013 Courmayeur and Chamonix will be the world's capital of alpinism thanks to the 21st Piolets d’Or, the international award dedicated to alpinism.
![Piolets d’Or Asia, the 2012 winners](/uploads/img/3/14904.jpg)
12/11/2012 - Alpinism
Piolets d’Or Asia, the 2012 winners The 7th Piolet d’Or Asia 2012 was held in Seoul, Korea on 9/11/2012. The alpine award went to the Korean mountaineers Kim Chang-ho and An Chi-young, as well as Zhou Peng and Lee Shuang. Denis Urbko from Kazakhstan won the...
![Janak West Face, first ascent in the Himalaya by Marcic and Strazar](/uploads/img/3/14876.jpg)
09/11/2012 - Alpinism
Janak West Face, first ascent in the Himalaya by Marcic and Strazar The Slovenians Nejc Marcic and Luka Strazar have made the first ascent of Blue Racer (80°, M4, 1100m), a new route up the virgin West Face of Janak (Himalaya).
![Piolets d'Or 2012, the videos of the ascents](/uploads/img/3/11262.jpg)
29/03/2012 - Events
piolets d'or 2012, the videos of the ascents The videos of the six ascents nominated for the Piolet d'Or 2012, awarded to the Slovenians Nejc Marcic and Luka Strazar for their ascent of K7 West (Pakistan) and the Americans Mark Richey, Steve Swenson and Freddie Wilkinson for their...
![Piolets d'Or 2012: K7 West and Saser Kangri II](/uploads/img/3/11260.jpg)
25/03/2012 - Events
piolets d'or 2012: K7 West and Saser Kangri II The Piolet d'Or 2012 was awarded to two ascents, K7 West in Pakistan climbed by the Slovenians Nejc Marcic and Luka Strazar, and Saser Kangri II in India climbed by the Americans Mark Richey, Steve Swenson and Freddie Wilkinson. The...
![Piolets d'Or 2012, the international alpinism festival starts today](/uploads/img/3/11192.jpg)
21/03/2012 - Events
piolets d'or 2012, the international alpinism festival starts today The Piolet d'Or gets underway in Courmayeur and Chamonix today and 2012 celebrates the 20th anniversary of the world's most famous alpinism award. Four days of international alpinism at the foot of Mont Blanc to discuss, watch and celebrate alpinism...
![Piolet d'Or 2011, winners, diversity and the challenges of alpinism](/uploads/img/3/7564.jpg)
19/04/2011 - Events
Piolet d'Or 2011, winners, diversity and the challenges of alpinism Two piolets d'or were awarded on 15 April in Chamonix, France, during the IXX Piolet d'Or 2011: to the Greenland Big Walls by Sean Villanueva, Nicolas and Olivier Favresse, Ben Ditto and Bob Shepton and to the ascent up Mount...
![Piolet d'Or 2010: the winners](/uploads/img/3/4924.jpg)
12/04/2010 - Events
Piolet d'Or 2010: the winners The piolets d'or 2010 were won by Denis Urubko and Boris Dedechko for their route on Cho Oyu and by Jed Brown, Kyle Dempster and Bruce Normand for their route up Xuelian West. Reinhold Messner received the lifetime achievement award;...
![Piolet d'Or, the winners and alpinism of the future](/uploads/img/3/4924.jpg)
12/04/2010 - Events
Piolet d'Or, the winners and alpinism of the future The piolets d'or 2010 were won by Denis Urubko and Boris Dedechko for their route on Cho Oyu and by Jed Brown, Kyle Dempster and Bruce Normand for their route up Xuelian West. Reinhold Messner received the lifetime achievement award;...
![Piolet d'Or 2009, the winners](/uploads/img/3/3221.jpg)
02/05/2009 - Events
Piolet d'Or 2009, the winners Last Saturday the piolets d'or 2009 were assigned in Chamonix and a total of three awards were given in this 17th edition: Kazuya Hiraide and Kei Taniguchi from Japan for their ascent of Kamet (India); Fumitaka Ichimura, Yusuke Sato and...
![Piolets d'Or 2009, preview](/uploads/img/3/2899.jpg)
02/03/2009 - Events
piolets d'or 2009, preview From 22 - 25 April the 17th edition of the piolets d'or will take place between Chamonix and Courmayeur. This is possibly the most famous mountaineering award in the world, so much so that it has been defined as the...
![Fournel Ice Meet 2001 and](/uploads/img/3/.jpg)
30/12/2000 - Events
Fournel Ice Meet 2001 and "Piolet d'Or" The 11th "Rassemblement International des Glacieristes du Fournel" will take place in Argentiere - La Bessée from the 10th to the 14th of January 2001 and the CAF will award the prestigious "Piolet d'Or"
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