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.
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