Although outside the normal format of acknowledging a specific first ascent, the Piolets d'Or recognizes the array of innovative, multi-discipline achievements over the last few years by French alpinist Benjamin Vedrines
The Piolets d’Or is proud to announce that Alexander Odintsov will receive the 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award for a career that redefined post-Soviet alpinism. He took Russian big wall climbing to new continents and inspired a generation of climbers throughout former Soviet countries
