Piolet d'Or took place in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (France) and Courmayeur in the Aosta Valley (Italy) on the 24th and 25 April 2009. The 2009 awardees were: For 2008, the Piolet D'Or was canceled. The co-founders of the award decided to initiate a new process for selecting the nominees and winner, and the process could not be completed on a timely basis for 2008. The 2007 Piolet d'Or was awarded on January 26, 2007 in Grenoble, France. The winners were: Other finalist were: Piolet d'Or The Piolet d'Or (, French for "Golden Ice Axe") is an annual mountaineering award given by the French magazine
Riom-ès-Montagnes created in 1923. In 1949, new development of this plant with its purchase by the ECSC. The company employs around fifty people in Riom. Riom-ès-Montagnes Riom-ès-Montagnes (Auvergnat: "Riòm de las Montanhas") is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. Main town of the "Pays Gentiane", the city is located northwest of the department of Cantal, in the heart of the regional natural park of Auvergne Volcanoes. Located between the Monts Dore and the Mounts of Cantal at an altitude of 840 meters, Riom-ès-Montagnes accounts 2 591 inhabitants. The Véronne river crosses Riom-ès-Montagnes. It flows into Petite Rhue, which