Hello, I'm Charles one of the Rescuers that was in the cave, as I quoted in U.S. Caving Forum on Jun 5, 2007, 9:23pm Chris Pique and is friends were using a 1" dia hemp type utility rope that was wet and rotted and his brother commented that they used the rope to pull cars and use it for anything and everything, and had no other gear except chem lights and 2 flashlights. As we inspected the rope it was damp and falling apart.
I added a pic of the cave entrance.
Charles
Maynardville Fire Department
Location only to qualified cavers…
As you enter you slide down about 3' then you make a right for about 20' and you will find a cliff with a drop around 30’ that’s where Chris was laying, cave stops there.