Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll
An outstanding Belgian alpinist, crazy, energetic climber and musician, awarded the Ice Axe d’Or.
Reinhold Messner
Mountaineer, outstanding explorer, traveler, and one of the most successful alpinists in the world – the first conqueror of the Crown of the Himalayas and the Karakoram, recipient of the GOLDEN ICE-AXE for his lifetime achievements.
Lynn Hill
An outstanding American climber and mountaineer, an icon of world climbing, is often regarded as the greatest climber of all time.
Simone Moro
Mountaineer, climber, and helicopter pilot
Nicolas Favresse
A versatile climber, musician, and winner of the prestigious Golden Ice Axe – the most important award in the mountaineering community.
Nina Caprez
Climbing, with the most spectacular and demanding climbing walls in the world to her credit, is an important voice for women climbers.
Ben Sturgulewski
Director of the opening film “Champions of the Golden Valley,” speaker at Filmmaker Day.
Katie Stjernholm
The producer of the opening film “Champions of the Golden Valley,” an impact strategy specialist, and a speaker at Filmmaker’s Day.
Eliza Kubarska
A mountaineer, director, Film Competition juror, and speaker at Filmmaker’s Day.
Mick Fowler
A climbing legend, British mountaineer, awarded three Golden Ice Axes, former president of the Alpine Club, writer (winner of the Boardman-Tasker Prize, among others).
Victor Saunders
An outstanding British mountaineer, guide, renowned author of mountain books (Boardman-Tasker Award), and former president of the Alpine Club.
Nives Meroi
Mountaineer, climber, conqueror of the Himalayan and Karakorum Crowns, honored at the GOLDEN ICE AXES awards in recognition of her contribution to women’s mountaineering.
Romano Benet
Italian mountaineer, climber, and conqueror of the Himalayan and Karakorum Crowns (together with Nives Meroi).
Mario Corradini
Italian mountaineer, Himalayan climber, writer, and author of guidebooks.
Teodora Magueño de Gonzales
Bolivia, Cholitas Escaladoras
Liita – Ana Lía Gonzales
Bolivia, Cholitas Escaladoras
Agustin Gonzales Mamani
Bolivia, mountain guide, husband of Dora, father of Liita and Estrella from Cholitas Escaladoras, privately husband of Dora, father of Estrella and Liita, mountain pioneer, Andes enthusiast, and mentor.
Corali Estrella Gonzales Magueño
An indigenous woman from Bolivia, belonging to the Cholitas Escaladoras, a group of exceptional female climbers.
Heydi Paco Andrade
An indigenous woman from Bolivia, belonging to the Cholitas Escaladoras, a group of exceptional female climbers.