A few weeks back I posted a story on the announcement of the 2013 Piolets d’Or nominees which are given out annually in recognition of outstanding achievements in mountaineering. The list was a particularly strong one and at the time I wrote that piece I mentioned that each of the expeditions was worthy of getting the award. Turns out I was right, because the jury couldn’t decide between them either and ended up awarding the “Golden Axe” to all six nominees.
The 2013 winners of the Piolets d’Or are:
• Kyle Dempster, Hayden Kennedy, and Josh Wharton for the South Face of the Ogre in Pakistan
• Sandy Allan and Rick Allen for the Complete Mazeno Ridge on Nanga Parbat in Pakistan
• Dmitry Golovchenko, Alexander Lange, and Sergey Nilov for the Northeast Spur of Muztagh Tower in Pakistan
• Sébastien Bohin, Didier Jourdain, Sébastien Moatti, and Sébastien Ratel for the Southwest Face of Kamet in India
• Mick Fowler and Paul Ramsden for the Northeast Ridge of Shiva in India
• Tatsuya Aoki, Yasuhiro Hanatani and Hiroyoshi Manome for the South Pillar of Kyashar in Nepal
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