A buddy and I visited Worley's Cave just a few miles from Bristol, Tennessee. It's non technical in terms of rope work, but it does have some good crawls, a couple of spots where it's best to rig a handline, and a nice long creek walk at the back. We're careful around these pools. We don't want to muddy the waters on these guys. Checking out some active formations. My buddy sliding into one of the longer belly crawls. It was about 15 yards with one tight spot that took some maneuverability and patience. These formations were incredibly consistent and there had to be a thousand "straws" along this wall. Eppers Ledge. The map and information in Caves of Tennessee notes that rescue would be very difficult past this point. I'm sure the RAT team could handle it. The final 1/2 mile required wading through knee to waist-deep water. We took about 5 hours to totally work through the cave. It was an awesome adventure and I'm looking forward to searching out more local caves to check out.
Thanks. Not for this one. It's on private property and you just sign a waiver and pay $8. There's a local guide service through USA Raft, but they're not required. We got most of our information from a book, The Caves of Tennessee, but outbound.com has some info as well.
I haven’t been there in years. Cool place and one of the last caves in the area that doesn’t have trash in it.
Thanks Jeff. All of the photos are from IPhones, an 11 Pro and a 12. The newer models' night mode is pretty impressive. This was my second trip, but my first time going all of the way to the back. We only saw a few bottles down in crevasses near the front and a couple of fresh spray paint arrows.
Wow man, crazy. Beautiful, but I could never do that. I would get a bit on the claustrophobic side. Nice pics man, thanks for sharing.
Thanks. I’m usually good in tight spaces. This cave only has a few and it keeps the majority of people out of the back half.