Laureates of the Steel Angel Award

2024 — Anja Petek and Patricija Verdev

First ascent of Lalung I (6,243 m, Ladakh), by East ridge, “Here Comes The Sun” route (2000m, ED, M6+, AI5+)

2023 — Galina Terentyeva and Olga Lukashenko

Free climbing of the Perestroyka Crack route (Faivre, Gentet, Givet and Roche) of Slesov Peak (4240 m, Karavshin). 5.12-, 7b or 7a/A2,1000 m

2022 — Daria Seryupova and Anastasia Kozlova

Winter ascent of the Nort Face of Vostochnyi Peak (3361 m, Tuva), A. Zhigalov route, 6A (Russian Alpine Grades), ED

2021 — Nadezhda Oleneva, Marina Popova, Maria Dyupina

First ascent of 4818 Peak (now: Ostryi Peak, 4818 m, Karavshin), VII+ (UIAA), 6b+/6c (fr), A3 (50 m), ED/ED+

2020 — The Prize was not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic

2019 — Natalya Teplova, Olga Lukashenko

Petites Jorasses (3650 m), North-West Face, combination of Anouk (M. Piola and V. Sprungli, 1990) and Contamine (A. Contamine, P. Labrun, M. Bron, 1955) routes. 6c>6a+ A0 II P, ED-

2018 — Alena Panova, Ekaterina Repina, Nadezhda Oleneva

First ascent of the eastern ridge of Optimist peak (Tunkinsky loaches, Chertolen-Gorkhon), UIAA IV, D

2017 — Marina Kopteva and Galina Chibitok

Mt. Camailong (China’s remote mountainous region of Sichuan) from the north, route “On the Road to Amsterdam”. 1280 m, A2, 6a-6b, ED

2016 — Irina Morozova

The Lifetime Achievement Steel Angel Award
The Steel Angel Award was presented to recognize a career in which the spirit inspires the next generation of female climbers.

2015 — Marina Popova, Olesya Babushkina, Yulia Borisova, Alexandra Mentovskaya

Block Peak (5239 m, Lyailak), western wall, Gun’ko route, 6A (Russian Alpine Grades), ED

2014 — Marina Popova, Ekaterina Matyushevskaya, Alexandra Mentovskaya, Polina Galatsevich

4810 peak (Odessa peak, Karavshin) along the right edge of the North-West Face, Ovcharenko route, 6A (Russian Alpine Grades), ED

2013 — Marina Kopteva, Galina Chibitok and Anastasia Petrova

First ascent of the North-East Face edge of Tengkang Poche (6500 m), route “War for Love”, approximately 6A (VI, 6b, A2)

2012 — Polina Galatsevich and Irina Bakaleinikova

Zamin-Karor 1st W (4300 m) along the North-West Face, Kapitanova route, 6A (Russian Alpine Grades), ED-

2011 — Natalya Prilepskaya and Marina Nechaeva

Asan peak (4230 m, Karavshin), left side of the West Face, A. Pogorelov’s route, 6A (Russian Alpine Grades), ED

2010 — Marina Kopteva

Morcheka (Crimea), route “Center”, solo

2009 — Marina Kopteva and Anna Yasinskaya

Asan peak (4230 m, Karavshin), Moroz route, 6A (Russian Alpine Grades), ED

2008 — Ekaterina Matyushevskaya and Anastasia Ermishina

Winners of the Women’s Mountaineering Cup

Mt. Dalar, eastern wall, Kavunenko route, 5B (Russian Grades);
Mt. Dalar, Porokhnya route, 5B;
Northern Dolomite, Rybakov route, 5A;
Central Dolomite, Fesenko route, 4B;
Little Dolomite, Fesenko route, 3B.