Piolet d'Or 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.
Steffan Piolet in June 2009 against Durham UCCE at The Racecourse ground in Durham. Piolet had an excellent game with the ball, taking ten wickets: 6/17 in the first innings and 4/26 in the second. Steffan Piolet Steffan Andreas Piolet (born 8 August 1988) is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who most recently for Sussex. Piolet was born in Redhill and is of Norwegian descent. He attended the University of Wales Institute Cardiff shortly before leaving to concentrate fully on his cricket career. Having represented Sussex, Worcestershire, and Warwickshire in Second XI cricket, Piolet made