Boybuloq Cave
The cave is the deepest known cave in Asia having been explored to a depth of from the entrance. At the lowest discovered level a water-filled siphon blocks further exploration. It is thought that the cave has the potential to be the deepest known cave in the world, with a theorised depth of making it deeper than the Veryovkina Cave. The explored length of the cave is .
Pierre Chevalier (caver)
Chevalier first visited the Trou du Glaz entrance in 1935, and was struck by the possibility of exploring beyond what was at the time considered technically possible. With Fernand Petzl, Charles Petit-Didier and others, Chevalier completed explorations that connected four entrances (Trou du Glaz, Guiers Mort, P40 and Grotte Annette) and established the Dent de Crolles as the deepest cave system in the world (-658m).