Co-founders and Organizing Committee of the Steel Angel award

Organizing Committee. “Steel Angel”: women’s climbing award

Arkady Klepinin

Co-founder of the Steel Angel Award

Mountaineering instructor. CEO of Alpex, the official Russian distributor of Grivel.

Organizing Committee. “Steel Angel”: women’s climbing award

Liana Darenskaya

Co-founder of the Steel Angel award

Founder and Editor of “RISK On-site” magazine and the website Risk.ru. A journalist, photographer, and a participant of international exhibitions, published in National Geographic Traveller. Provided media coverage of international outdoor events such as festivals, competitions, marathons, exhibitions, and actively participated in these events as a member of the official press group.

Organizing Committee. “Steel Angel”: women’s climbing award

Irina Morozova

Co-founder of the Steel Angel award

Creator of women’s rock climbing and ice climbing festivals. Professional editor, and outdoor journalist. Steel Angel award winner (2016) and nominee (2009, 2018), as well as Crystal Peak award nominee (2015, 2018). Laureate of the XIX Moscow International Film Festival of Mountain and Adventure Films “Vertical” (2016).

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Organizing Committee. “Steel Angel”: women’s climbing award

Daria Manzii

Organiser of the award

Organizing Committee. “Steel Angel”: women’s climbing award

Olga Lukashenko

International manager of the Steel Angel award, responsible for handling communication with foreign nominees. 

Steel Angel award winner (2019, 2023). Multiple-time winner of mountaineering competitions, mountaineering instructor, IFMGA student.

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