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The Gouffre de la Pierre Saint-Martin, also called Gouffre Lépineux (Spanish: Pozo Lepineux), is the original entrance to a major cave system located in the massif of La Pierre Saint-Martin (massif de la Larra-Belagua to the Spaniards), in the immediate vicinity of the Franco-Spanish border and the French commune of Arette, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, under ...
It is also mountainous (the La Pierre Saint-Martin ski resort is within its borders, for example) and its highest peak is the 2,315 m Soum Couy, which is situated not far from the 2,504 m Pic d'Anie, the highest peak in the western Pyrenees.
Col de la Pierre Saint-Martin (elevation 1,766 m (5,794 ft)) is a mountain pass on the France–Spain border in the western Pyrenees in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (France) and Navarra (Spain). The climb from the Spanish side was used in the 2007 Tour de France.
1950-51: The discovery and exploration of the 320-metre (1,050 ft) deep Lépineux shaft in the massif of La Pierre Saint Martin (at the time the deepest shaft ever descended). [ 18 ] [ 19 ] 13 August 1952, 10:15 PM: Marcel Loubens (1923-1952) died as a result of his injuries sustained from a fall during the explorations. [ 20 ]
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It was discovered on 24 May 1953 by Joseph Berger, Georges Bouvet, Ruiz de Arcaute and Marc Jouffrey. From 1953 to 1963, it was regarded as the deepest cave in the world at −1,122 metres (−3,681 ft), relinquishing this title to the previous contender, Pierre Saint Martin, in 1964, after further exploration.
The Pierre Saint-Martin (Saint Martin's Stone) is located near Mont Chaussitre. According to legend, Saint Martin of Tours left his mark here when he moved. Since then, according to local belief, the stone would be able to help young children to walk.
La Pierre (French pronunciation: [la pjɛʁ]) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. [3] It is part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration). [4]