Expert Jury of the 15th Anniversary Steel Angel Award

The panel of judges for the 15th anniversary of Steel Angel Award includes the co-founders of the award Liana Darenskaya, Irina Morozova and Arkadiy Klepinin, legendary world-class climbers Mario Dibona (Italy) and Valery Babanov (Russia), as well as the producer of RD Studio Christina Kozlova.

Arkady Klepinin

Co-founder of the Steel Angel award. CEO of Alpex company, which is an official Russian distributor of Grivel.

Liana Darenskaya

Co-founder of the Steel Angel award. Founder of “RISK On-site” magazine and Risk.ru website.

Irina Morozova

Co-founder of the Steel Angel award. Organizer of female climbing festivals. Steel Angel award winner (2016) and Steel Angel award nominee (2009, 2018). “Crystal Peak” award nominee (2015, 2018). Laureate of the XIX Moscow International Film Festival of Mountain and Adventure Films “Vertical” (2016).

Christina Kozlova

Editor and program manager of RD Studio, traveler, who has been to three poles of the Earth. Participant of Everest expeditions (during “The High-Altitude Gen” movie shooting), participant of an autonomous Emelya cross-country vehicles rally around Antarctica.

Valery Babanov

Piolets d’Or award winner (2002, 2004), laureate of international awards “Silver Genziana” (Italy, 2002, 2008), “Explorer” (Poland, 2004), “Golden Hook” (USA, 2008), “Crystal vase” (Czech Republic, 2008). Has been twice on the jury panel of Piolets d’Or (2003, 2005).

Mario Dibona Moro

Mountain Guide, Italian National Instructor, Knight of the Italian Republic for sports achievements. Eight-thousanders ascents: Mount Everest, Cho Oyu, Gasherbrum II (Himalaya), K2 and Broad Peak (Karakoram, Pakistan).