"Piolet d'Or The Piolet d'Or (, French for ""Golden Ice Axe"") is an annual mountaineering award given by the French magazine ""Montagnes"" and The ""Groupe de Haute Montagne"" since 1991. Nominations are selected by GHM and ""Montagnes"", and the award is chosen by a jury consisting of Guy Chaumereuil (the chief editor of ""Montagnes"" when the award was inaugurated), (until 1998) Jean-Claude Marmier (president of GHM when the award was inaugurated), the current president of GHM, the current editor of ""Montagnes"", the previous year's winners and three members invited by GHM, one of whom becomes the president of the jury."
"entire generations of climbers, in Italy and worldwide. A hut in the Val Ferret, at near the village of La Vachey, in the municipality of Courmayeur is dedicated to Bonatti. In 2009 Bonatti was awarded the Piolet d'Or for his lifetime achievement. After his death, the Piolet d'Or prize for lifetime achievement was renamed ""Piolet d'Or for lifetime achievement, Walter Bonatti prize"". British climber Doug Scott wrote in his 1974 book ""Big Walls"" that Bonatti was ""perhaps the finest alpinist there has ever been"", while in 2010 Reinhold Messner described him as ""one of the greatest climbers of all time"
"reduce that list [from] six,"" the press release read. ""...In light of the very high level of the six ascents, the jury has decided to award each of the nominated ascents a Piolet d'Or."" The winners were: A third ascent has been given a special mention by the jury: Torre Egger, Argentina, by Bjorn-Eivind Aartun and Ole Lied (Norway) The Piolet d'Or 2011 took place in Chamonix (France) from 16 to 17 April 2011. The winners were: The Piolet d'Or 2010 took place in Chamonix (France) and Courmayeur (Italy) from 8–10 April 2010. The winners were: The Piolet d'or 2009"
"Mick Fowler Michael ""Mick"" Fowler (born 1956 in London) is an award-winning British mountaineer and author. He was voted the ""Mountaineers' Mountaineer"" in a poll in ""The Observer"", and with Paul Ramsden, won the 2002 Piolet d'Or and Golden Piton awards for their ascent of Mount Siguniang in the Qionglai Mountains in the Sichuan Province of China. In 2012, he was awarded the King Albert award for his ""outstanding contribution to mountaineering"", and in 2013, he and Paul Ramsden became the first pair to win a Piolet d'Or award twice after their ascent of the Prow of Shiva in the"
"ascent of the north face of Hagshu in the Indian Himalaya.. In 2016 he won his fourth Piolet d'Or. Prezelj has a degree in Chemical Engineering and is a IFMGA/UIAGM mountain guide and climbing instructor. He is married and has two sons. Marko Prezelj Marko Prezelj (born 13 October 1965) is a Slovenian mountaineer and photographer. Prezelj received four Piolet d'Or awards. He won the inaugural ""Oscar of mountaineering"" in 1992 with Andrej Štremfelj for their new route on the south ridge of Kangchenjunga South (8476) in alpine style. The second he received in 2007 with Boris Lorenčič, for the"
"awarded the Grand Prize of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, September 27, 1998. In 2000, Payette was awarded the gold medal of the Mouvement national des Québécois, September 30, 2000. In 2001, she was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec. In 2003, she received a lifetime achievement award from the Quebec Business Women's Network.. In June 2009, she received an honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Quebec in Montreal. Payette was awarded the Pierre-Vadeboncœur Prize in 2012 and the Guy-Price Mauffette Prize in 2014. Payette died at her home on"
"Éditions Arléa which he cofounded along with Catherine and Jean-Claude Guillebaud. 2003 : Jury of the Pierre Veilletet Pierre Veilletet (2 October 1943 in Momuy (Landes) – 8 January 2013) was a French journalist and writer. From 1968 to 2000, Veilletet worked for the daily French newspaper ""Sud Ouest"", and became their chief reporter in 1973. In 1976 he got France's highest journalism award–the prix Albert-Londres. He edited the Sunday edition of ""Sud Ouest"" from 1979 to 1989, then became editor-in-chief of ""Sud Ouest"" until 2000. He also participated in the 1979 launch of a magazine about bullfighting, a subject"
"Indian Himalayas. Paul Ramdsen and Mick Fowler received the Piolet d’Or for a third time in 2016 for their ascent of Gave Ding, 6,571-meter (Nepal). He was introduced to rock climbing and mountaineering as a teenager by his widowed father George, who took him to the Alps in 1969 at the age of 13. In the 1980s, he was regarded as the driving force behind a group of London climbers who would regularly drive to the north of Scotland, a round trip of 1,300 miles, for winter weekends. His record was 11 consecutive weekends. He was one of the first"
"seen while standing in line at Disney's Animal Kingdom for Expedition Everest. While passing through the line you pass through many glass cases displaying the history of mountains and at one point, you come across something that is supposed to look like an office and his book can be seen on the top bookshelf of this section. Due his long work as editor of the Himalayan Journal, Kapadia became an important chronicler of mountaineering. On 3 November 2017 in Seoul, Korea, Harish Kapadia was awarded the Piolets d'Or Asia Life Time Achievement Award. He is the first Indian to receive"
"for €3,000. This prize is given by the ""Association du livre et des auteurs comtois"" (ALAC), supported by the regional council of Franche-Comté and by the town and academy of Besançon. Une adolescence en Gueldre Une adolescence en Gueldre (An Adolescence in Gelderland) is a 2005 Belgian novel by Jean-Claude Pirotte that won the Prix des Deux Magots in 2006. ""Une adolescence en Gueldre"" is part of a series of books that Pirotte has published over a period of twenty years, in which his hero tells of his wanderings and experiences. The novel was published on 22 August 2005 by"
"Pierre Veilletet Pierre Veilletet (2 October 1943 in Momuy (Landes) – 8 January 2013) was a French journalist and writer. From 1968 to 2000, Veilletet worked for the daily French newspaper ""Sud Ouest"", and became their chief reporter in 1973. In 1976 he got France's highest journalism award–the prix Albert-Londres. He edited the Sunday edition of ""Sud Ouest"" from 1979 to 1989, then became editor-in-chief of ""Sud Ouest"" until 2000. He also participated in the 1979 launch of a magazine about bullfighting, a subject he was passionate about, ""Les Cahiers de la corrida"". Pierre Veilletet was president of Reporters Without"
"for serving amputee soldiers. On 2 March 2008, he participated in the popular Quebec talk show ""Tout le Monde en Parle"" and was on the cover of the February 2008 edition of the magazine ""L'Actualité"". Mailloux participated in the 2012 Army Run taking place in Ottawa, Canada and won first place of the 5 km run in the Amputee category. The prize was awarded by Peter Devlin, Commander of the Canadian Army. When his return to Afghanistan was announced in September 2009 Mailloux made an appearance on the talk show ""Canada AM"", the Quebec show ""Dumont 360"", the cover of"
"known as a novelist and essayist, having received numerous awards for his work, including the ""Prix Europe"" and the ""Prix des Bibliothécaires"" for ""Un territoire fragile"" (2000), the ""Prix François Mauriac"" from the French Academy (an annual prize for literature established in 1994) for ""Caresse de rouge"" (2004) and the ""Prix Femina"" for ""Baisers de cinéma"" (2007). On 14 June 2009, he was interviewed by Catherine Ceylac in the show """"Thé ou café"""" (Tea or coffee) for the television station France 2, whose website states: ""to celebrate the release of ""100 récits exceptionnels - Le Monde - les grands reportages"
"literature in 1970 from the Université Laval. Maillet won the 1972 Governor General's Award for Fiction for ""Don l'Orignal"". In 1979, Maillet published ""Pélagie-la-Charrette"", for which she won the prix Goncourt. Maillet's character ""La Sagouine"" (from her book of the same name) is the inspiration for ""Le Pays de la Sagouine"" in her hometown of Bouctouche. In 2003, at the request of Acadian representatives, a proclamation was issued in the name of Queen Elizabeth II, acting as the Canadian monarch, officially acknowledging the deportation and establishing July 28 as a day of commemoration. The day of commemoration is observed by"
"Pic du Midi de Bigorre The Pic du Midi de Bigorre or simply the Pic du Midi (elevation ) is a mountain in the French Pyrenees famous for its Pic du Midi Observatory. The Pic du Midi Observatory () is an astronomical observatory located at 2877 meters on top of the Pic du Midi de Bigorre mountain in the French Pyrenees. It is part of the Midi-Pyrenees Observatory (; OMP) which has additional research stations in the southwestern French towns of Tarbes, Lannemezan, and Auch, as well as many partnerships in South America, Africa, and Asia, due to the guardianship"
"Pierra Menta The Pierra Menta has been an annual competition of ski mountaineering at Arêches-Beaufort in the region of Beaufort, Savoie south-eastern France since 1986. The Pierra Menta is one of the three best known races of the Alps (""les grandes trois de ski de montagne"") besides the Patrouille des Glaciers and the Trofeo Mezzalama. Pierra Menta is a stage of La Grande Course that includes the most important ski mountaineering competitions of the season. The athletes have to travel a cumulative altitude difference of around 10 000 meters, both ascending and skiing down. The race track is to be"
"Patrice de Plunkett Patrice de Plunkett (born January 9, 1947 in Paris) is a French journalist and essayist who specializes in analyzing social issues. He was the editor of ""Le Figaro Magazine"", one of the major French weekly magazines. After leaving this magazine in 1997, he has written a number of books. In 1983, he received the Renaissance Award for Letters from the Le Cercle Renaissance. He also received the Award of History of Institutions and of Social Events from the Faculty of Law of the University of Paris. While he obtained a licenture in Law , Patrice de Plunkett's"
"Prix Pictet The Prix Pictet (Pictet prize) is an international award in photography and sustainability. It was founded in 2008 by the Geneva-based private Banque Pictet. The mandate of the award is to use the power of photography to communicate messages about sustainability to a global audience. Its goal is to uncover photography of the highest order, applied to current social and environmental challenges. The prize is judged by an independent jury and carries a prize of CHF 100,000. There is also a Commission, in which a nominated photographer is invited to document a sustainability project. Entry to the Prix"
"Kennedy and Kruk's actions created a local controversy in El Chaltén and they were arrested shortly after returning. Following their release from jail, their actions generated an ethics debate about bolting practices in the mountains in the international climbing community. The environmental and ethical motivations of their actions during this climb were 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 first ascent of the south face of the Ogre. Kennedy was a regular contributor for ""Alpinist"" and ""Rock and Ice"" magazines On"
"Marko Prezelj Marko Prezelj (born 13 October 1965) is a Slovenian mountaineer and photographer. Prezelj received four Piolet d'Or awards. He won the inaugural ""Oscar of mountaineering"" in 1992 with Andrej Štremfelj for their new route on the south ridge of Kangchenjunga South (8476) in alpine style. The second he received in 2007 with Boris Lorenčič, for the first ascent of Chomolhari's northwest pillar in October 2006. Prezelj rejected his second award because of his concern about the dangers of a competition. In 2014 he received his third Piolet d'Or together with Aleš Česen and Luka Lindič for their first"
"Minh internment camps; he was among the few that survived. In 1955, Bergot was recalled to serve in Algeria in the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment and 11e Choc. He was seriously wounded in his right eye during a clash at Constantine in 1961, leaving the frontline to write and report. He became the first editor of the magazine of the French Army in 1962, writing his first book in 1964, ""Deuxième classe à Dien-Bien-Phu"", which achieved immediate success. He then dedicated himself completely to writing, which resulted in around fifty books and additional notority. He received numerous literary awards including"
"with a finish at the summit. At the col is a memorial to Jacques Goddet, director of the Tour de France from 1936 to 1987, and a large statue of Octave Lapize gasping for air as he struggles to make the climb. The Souvenir Jacques Goddet prize is awarded for the first rider to cross the Col du Tourmalet summit. The Pyrenees were included in the Tour de France at the insistence of Alphonse Steinès, a colleague of the organiser, Henri Desgrange. He told the story in a book published soon after the event. Steinès first agreed that the Tour"
"familiar figure in the francophone media-literary scene during the 1980s and 1990s. Jean-Claude Pirotte Jean-Claude Pirotte (20 October 1939 – 24 May 2014) was a Belgian writer, poet and painter. A French language writer, his 2006 novel, ""Une adolescence en Gueldre"", won the Prix des Deux Magots. Jean-Claude Pirotte was born in Namur a couple of months after the German army had invaded and occupied Belgium. He grew up in nearby Gembloux. Both his parents were language teachers. During the Second World War his father worked with the Resistance, but Jean-Claude found him cold and ""military"" towards his own family."
"Order of Academic Palmes. Mathis is active in promoting the legalization of freedom of panorama in France. He also advocates against the privatization of the digitization of public-domain works. His work in the culture sector and free culture movement has earned him the nickname ""Janus de la transmission,"" by ""Le Magazine littéraire"". He was a member and chairperson of Wikimedia France, and served as President from April 2011 to October 2014. In April 2013, the French interior intelligence agency (DCRI) pressured Mathis into deleting the French language Wikipedia article about the Military radio station of Pierre-sur-Haute, under threat of detention"
"was honored as a prominent and audacious figure in politics and journalism during the Olympe De Gouge event, at Montauban France. In December 2010, The “Prix Verité” (""Truth Prize"") was awarded to Chidiac for ""Le Ciel M'attendra"" in 2007 in La Ville de Cannet, Cannes, France. In 2010, Chidiac was named one of the International Press Institute's World Press Freedom Heroes. Chidiac has participated in significant symposiums and colloquiums such as the UN’s Resolution 1325 Symposium in Vienna, the University of Sidney Ideas Talk, the International Press Institute Congress in South Africa and Jordan, UNESCO International Colloquium in Beirut, and"
"Col de Portel Col de Portel (el. 1,432 m.) is a mountain pass in the French Pyrenees between Saint-Girons and Foix in the ""massif de l'Arize"". From Saint-Girons (west), the climb to the Col de Portel crosses the ""Col de la Crouzette"" (1,241 m). To the ""Col de la Crouzette"" the climb is 11.2 km long, at an average gradient of 6.5%, with a short section at 10.8%. From the ""Col de la Crouzette"" to the summit is a further 3.5 km, gaining an extra 191 m, with the steepest section (near the summit) at 8.0%. Starting from la Mouline,"
"for the paper until May 6, 2016, when she signed off with the phrase ""Le Devoir ends the chronicle of Lise Payette,"" without further explanation, although she has since claimed that editor Brian Myles let her go without explanation from one day to the next. In 2007, Payette wrote a song for Celine Dion entitled ""Je cherche l'ombre"" which is included on Dion's ""D'Elles"" album. In 1994, Payette was recognized as ""Woman of the Year"" by Canadian Women in Communications. Payette was awarded the Florence Bird Award by the International Centre for Human Rights and Development in 1997. She was"
"breathing and after numerous resuscitation attempts was declared dead. The Société du Tour de France and the Motorola team placed a memorial stone dedication to Casartelli on the spot where he crashed. Col de Portet d'Aspet The Col de Portet d'Aspet (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the central Pyrenees in the department of Haute-Garonne in France. It is situated on the D618 road between Aspet and Saint-Girons and connects the Ger and Bouigane valleys, on the slopes of the Pic de Paloumère (). Starting from Audressein, in Ariège, the climb is long. Over this distance, the climb is"
"the same publisher in November 2007 entitled ""Past Perfect"" tells Québec city's wonderful history through the Auberge Saint-Antoine history. (Rated today's best Hotel in Canada By Condé Nast Magazine). In 2008, he participates to the ""Jazz Festival 30th Anniversary"" edition souvenir book. In 2010, ""Le Moulin à Paroles Sous Haute Surveillance"" souvenir book was published and represents his last published work. In October 2010, he is chosen to be the official photographer of Under-Secretary-General UN Women, Ms. Michelle Bachelet on her visit to Canada. In December 2010 he is also chosen to accompany Ms. Ingrid Betancourt on her visit to"
"des glaces"" series, all but three of these winning books are available in English as well as French, and most are available in other languages as well (see the ISFDB external link for details). As of 2013-12-28, ""Argentine"" is available only in French, ""Les semeurs d'abimes"" only in French and Italian, and ""L'Orbe et la roue"" only in French and Spanish. Prix Apollo Award The Prix Tour-Apollo was an annual French juried award established in 1972 by Jacques Sadoul with the assistance of Jacques Goimard. Its name was chosen in reference to the Apollo 11 rocket. The award was given"
"they had two children together Marie and Pierre (who is now a presenter). De Caunes became a grandfather in 1977, when his son Antonie's wife gave birth to a girl: Emma de Caunes who is now a well-known actress in France. He was awarded both National Order of Merit and the Legion of Honour by President François Mitterrand. Following a long time of illness, De Caunes died on 28 June 2004. Since his death, tributes rendered him, streets and avenues named after him. Writers of adventure books receive the ""literary Prix Georges de Caunes"" as the book festival in La"
"Ministry and the DMDTS of the Culture and Communication Ministry called: ""Le mouvement dansé : recherches pluridisciplinaires et processus de création""(Dancing movement: pluridisciplinary research and creative process). She was also a member of the Laboratoire d'Anthropologie des Pratiques Corporelles (Labracor), at the Blaise Pascal University (Clermont 2) in Clermont-Ferrand. Piollet received the distinction of Commander, National Order of Merit in 1989; and in 2008, she joined its board. From 2010, she was the vice president of artistic higher education at Le Pôle supérieur d'enseignement artistique Paris Boulogne-Billancourt (PSPBB). Wilfride Piollet Wilfride Piollet (28 April 1943 – 20 January 2015) was"
"Affairs in Limoges, following the request of her mother made two years before. With this award honoring her daughter, Gatet's mother received a mandate of 60,000 francs. Since September 9, 1992, the words ""death in deportation"" is affixed to Gatet's death certificate. After the war, Gilbert Renault published various books about Laure Gatet, particularly ""Les Mains Jointes"", the sixth volume of the memoirs of a secret agent of Free France, published in 1948. In June 1946, Jean Cayrol, the brother of Peter, the resistance companion that made him join the network, wrote in a literary magazine of Europe, about the"