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
Franches-Montagnes District Franches-Montagnes District Franches-Montagnes District (, , Franc-Comtois: "Dichtrict des Fraintches-Montaignes") is one of the three districts of the canton of Jura, Switzerland. Its capital is the town of Saignelégier. The French-speaking district has a population of (as of ). Franches-Montagnes contains a total of 13 municipalities: The blazon of the district coat of arms is "Or, a Roundel Argent bordered Sable and Coupeaux of Six Gules." Franches-Montagnes has a population () of . Most of the population () speaks French (8,975 or 91.9%) as their first language, German is the second most common (431 or 4.4%) and Portuguese is the