This ascent was nominated as one of the five finalists for the 2014 Piolet d'Or. Steck's was the first solo ascent of Annapurna, which won him his second Piolet d'Or. In 2011 Child was President of the Jury for mountaineering's coveted Piolet d'Or. Both climbs were nominated for the prestigious Piolet d'or award in 1999. The premier award in mountaineering is the Piolet d'Or. In 2016 he won his fourth Piolet d'Or. Their climb was awarded the Piolet d'Or in 1999. He won two Piolet d'Or awards, in 2009 and 2014. In 2019, he was posthumously honoured with a Piolet d'Or for this first ascent. In 2009 Bonatti was awarded the Piolet d'Or for his lifetime achievement. This climb earned Prezelj and Lorencic the Piolet d'Or in January 2007. In 2016, he received the Piolet d'Or for lifetime achievement in mountaineering. Despite the controversy, the team won the Piolet d'Or for the ascent. The 2007 Piolet d'Or was awarded on January 26, 2007 in Grenoble, France. The Piolet d'Or 2011 took place in Chamonix (France) from 16 to 17 April 2011.