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The organisers of the piolets d'or 2023 have awarded the following climbs: Jirishanca in Peru by Alik Berg and Quentin Roberts, Pumari Chhish East in Pakistan by Christophe Ogier, Victor Saucede and Jérôme Sullivan, and Jugal Spire in Nepal by...

Juan Señoret from Chile and Christophe 'Tof' Henry from France died on Volcán Puntiagudo in Chile. Both were undisputed reference points for mountaineering and extreme skiing, and the loss of these two will be felt for years.

The organisers of the Piolet d’Or mountaineering award have published the complete list of most significant and innovative climbs carried out in 2022. The honoured ascents will receive the 2023 piolets d'or award during the celebration in Briançon, France, from...

Marek Holeček and Matěj Bernat have completed a big new climb on the NW Face of Sura Peak (6764m) in Nepal. The new route is called Simply Beautiful and was established alpine style by the Czech mountaineers.

The video of the first ascent of the southeast ridge of Annapurna III (7,555m), carried out by Nikita Balabanov, Mikail Fomin and Viacheslav Polezhaiko. The climb received a Special Jury Award at the piolets d'or 2022.

Archil Badriashvili, Baqar Gelashvili and Giorgi Tepnadze from Georgia received the 2022 piolets d'or for the first ascent of the NW Face of Saraghrar Northwest in Pakistan.

The video portrait of 61-year-old Slovenian mountaineer Silvo Karo who was awarded with the 14th piolets d'or Carrière 2022 last weekend at Briançon in France.

The video of Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll which was awarded a piolets d'or 2022: the Moonwalk Traverse, ie the solo traverse from south to north of the Fitz Roy massif in Patagonia, carried out by the Belgian mountaineer from 5 -...

Interview with Slovenian climbing legend Silvo Karo who this weekend at Briançon in France will receive the Piolet d'Or Carrière - Lifetime Achievement Award 2022 for his mountaineering that spans the last four decades and includes more than 300 first...

The organisers of the Piolet d’Or mountaineering award have published the complete list of most significant and innovative climbs carried out in 2021.The prize giving ceremony will be celebrated from 18 to 20 November 2022 at Briançon in France.

The 2022 piolets d'or awards for alpinism will be conferred from 18- 20 November at Briançon in France to Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll of Belgium for his Moonwalk Traverse of the Fitz Roy Group in Patagonia, and to Archil Badriashvili, Baqar...

Slovenian alpinist Silvo Karo is to receive the 14th piolets d'or Carrière Lifetime Achievement Award. The prize giving ceremony will be celebrated from 17 to 20 November at Briançon in France. In the past the prestigious mountaineering prize has been...

The video portrait of 56-year-old Japanese mountaineer Yasushi Yamanoi who was awarded with the 13th piolets d'or Carrière 2021 at the end of November at Briançon in France.

The video portrait of Catalan mountaineer Silvia Vidal who was awarded a Special Mention at the piolets d'or 2021 for her outstanding contribution to solo big wall climbing over the last two decades.

Japanese mountaineer Yasushi Yamanoi is to receive the13th piolets d'or Carrière Lifetime Achievement Award. The prize giving ceremony will be celebrated in Briançon, France, from 26 to 29 November.

The 2021 piolets d'or awards for alpinism will be awarded in November at Briançon, France, to Pierrick Fine and Symon Welfringer for their ascent of Sani Pakkush and Ethan Berman and Uisdean Hawthorn for their ascent of Mount Robson. Catalan...