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
Photo (French magazine) Photo (French magazine) Photo is a French magazine about photography previously published by Hachette Filipacchi Médias, and currently owned by EPMA. "Photo" was started by Hachette Filipacchi Médias as a monthly magazine in 1960. It was modeled on the magazine "American Photo". The magazine is now published ten times a year. It concentrates on the artistic aspects of photography, rather than technical aspects. The editorial line is tripartite: fashion/nude/glamour, historical images of wars/guillotines/poverty or similar, and selected journalism news photos from around the world. It is read and distributed around the world, and is known featuring naked models, colorful saturated