The John Lauchlan Memorial Award has been given to deserving mountaineers every year since its inception in 1997. The following is a list of past award winners and their stated objective. Where possible, a trip report with photos has been included.

2012: To be announced at the Banff Film Festival in November 2011.

2011: Chris Geisler, and Jason Kruk for their trip to Patagonia for a "fair means" attempt to climb the south east ridge of Cerro Torre. Their goal is to fore-go using any of the compressor placed bolts placed by Maestri on the controversial first ascent.

2010: Chris Atkinson and Chris Jones for their trip to the unclimbed Tangmonja (6328 metres) in the Nyenchen Thangla Range in Tibet.

2009: Eamonn Walsh, Ian Welsted, and Raphael Slawinski for their trip to Pumari Chhish East (6900 metres) in the Hispar Glacier region of Pakistan.
See Trip Report

2008: Simon Meis and Josh Lavigne for their trip to Hainabrakk in Pakistan.
See Trip Report

2007: Lilla Molnar and Jennifer Olson for their trip to Batura Muztagh Range in Pakistan.
See Trip Report

2006: Jeff Relph, Jon Walsh, and Paul McSorley for their trip to Baintha Brakk (The Ogre) in the Karakorum Range in Pakistan.
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2005: Katie Holm, Aidan Oloman and Katherine Fraser for their trip to the Siguniang Mountains in Western China. This was the first time that the award was given to an all-womans expedition.

2004: Jon Walsh and Andre Ike for their trip to the Devil's Thumb, Alaska.

2003: Sean Easton and Connie Amelunxen for their trip to Peru.

2002: Guy Edwards and John Millar for their trip to Mount Swachnd in the Garwal Himalayas, Northern India.

2001: Jia Condon and Rich Prohaska for their big wall and sailing trip to Greenland.

2000: Steve Holeczi, Josh Briggs and Eamon Walsh for their trip to the S.S.E. ridge of Mt. Logan in the St. Elias Range of northern Canada.

1999: Sean Easton, Connie Amulunxen and Keith Reid for their trip to the Devil's Thumb in Alaska.

1998: Jia Condon, Rich Prohaska and John Chilton for their trip to the S.E. face of Mt. Logan in northern Canada.

1997: Tim Pochay and Grant Statham for their trip to Kitchatna Spires in Alaska.

1997: Sean Isaac and Guy Edwards for their trip to Towers de Paine in Patagonia.

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