The
Piolet d'Or (French for
The 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.