1938 High Camp Discovery on Mount Everest
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- Jake Norton discovers the 1938 high camp on the Northeast Shoulder of Mount Everest in 2004. The camp, located in possibly the windiest spot on Everest, was all but abandoned in 1938 and left in the elements for 66 years. All that Jake discovered was a tent pole, some old cans, bits of tent material, and some pitons and other items. Jake also takes viewers on a tour of the Northeast Shoulder of Everest, showing where Boardman & Tasker disappeared in 1982 and the possible ascent route taken by Mallory & Irvine in 1924. High winds that day, so Jake has added subtitles to help you understand what he is saying and describing. Enjoy, and visit www.jakenorton... for more!
sounds like there might be a light breeze up there
😂😂
Very light
😀
Just a little bit...
Just a bit of one, yeah😂
My hat's off to these early climbers who faced routes that were not well-known, had gear that was inferior to today's gear and climbed with little support. Those were real explorers and deserve respect. Props also to those brave climbers who try to find their remains!
If they're so great then how come they're dead?
A lot of these people died as a result.. I'm sure that those people would've loved to have today's gear
Even they were just humans.
@@yespls4184 Maybe so but still you can say the same thing about 10 years from now and still climbers will die
@@yespls4184 was just watching a video that claimed modern equipment means they can survive over night. Indeed, some climbers have survived two nights about 8000m. But the old equipment didn't.
In perilous situations small margins mean the difference between life and death.
These videos of the old camps are so much more interesting than watching people summiting. Thanks so much for posting.
Jake, this video is so raw. I mean that in a good way! Hearing how hard you are breathing, the wind, the lack of any civilization within view makes all of this so real. The other videos I have watched about Everest are calmer and cleaned up which reduces the truth of the actual conditions up there. I don't see myself ever going up any of those high mountains! But I'm glad there are people out there like you that film this stuff so I can be a couch warrior for a few minutes!
Thanks, David - yeah, that was a pretty raw day for sure, and glad that translated, despite the horrid audio and bad camera! Thanks again, and be well!
To keep things in perspective, it was only 16 years after Hillary and Norgay stepped up onto the summit of Everest that Armstrong and Aldrin stepped onto the moon, that's how difficult it was getting to the top of Everest.
Unbelievable the stories of all those who tried before it was accomplished.
And there's certain pictures that ring immortal, the one of Norgay holding up that ice ax on top of Everest is right up there with the best of them, file that one under awe inspiring.
Still the nicest person i have seen on a mountain working on British and Mountaineering history , always polite no matter how many times hes asked the same questions , very opened minded , and as willing to hear your story or theory as well as tell his . Long may you climb high Jake
You are too kind, Gary - thank you! It's an honor to play a small part in a great story, and I hope to be able to help tell more of it as the years go by. Thank you again! And, I'm getting ready to launch a community and forum focused on, among some other things, the pre-WWII Everest story and Mallory & Irvine, so stay tuned! Take good care, Jake
GREAT video!! You really get a sense of just how difficult it is to survive at high altitude. At 27,500 feet, your heart is racing just to keep oxygenated blood circulating. Note how fast Jake's respiration is...he's breathless just standing and talking. If this video conveys anything, it's this: an Everest climb is no joke.
laronmaron98 Nor is it for untrained, unseasoned, inexperienced climbers who haven’t done their due diligence and think they can pay a lot of money, stroll up the mountain on a sunny day, behave like entitled boors, and expect the incredible Sherpas to drag them to the top when they are overcome by fatigue and altitude sickness.
@@cfrandre8319 What would you suggest the cut off is for experienced vs inexperienced? Most of the people that die on everest aren't inexperienced climbers. There are some, but they are a tiny minority. Irvine would be an example of an inexperienced climber that died on everest, but he may also have been on the first expedition to reach the summit.
I've only ever been to 6000m and it got exponentially harder. I found up to 5400m relatively easy. Hit a wall after that and I was focusing on one foot in front of the other.
cut it off already, sherpas are no angels, they want this sport tourism, they want rich unexperienced climbers to come, the more the better, they are the reason this industry exists. They are no different than mercenaries who killed for the money. Not benevolent, selfless heros that some want to paint them into.
@@ericastier1646. *heroes
Great job Mr. Norton! Us regular folks have no idea of what it is like up there and thanks to you, we can get a glimpse. Thank you Sir!
Wmjysrxwhsr is a "regular"folk? Are ego centric elitist climber pack apes now bring touted as gods?????get a life you regular little people. 😲 😱
Jake, hope you find Irvine and his camera one day, his last resting place can't be far. I know you guys are still looking.
The more I read about Mallory and Irvine the more convinced I get they got there.
Mallory's letters talk about he's certain they'd make it and how he would not give up if within hundreds of feet. Odell said they were within hundreds of feet and going strong.
Further, Mallory's body found below point they were last seen, snow goggles in his pocket, lack of letter or photo etc. All suggest they died on the way down, as the majority die.
But, it would help for confirmation.
@@josm1481 I often think Irvine got down the mountain by himself and got lost at much lower altitude and died of exhaustion, not from high altitude or from a fall. Some say he survived.
This was really fascinating. The shots of the route Mallory and Irvine would have taken really solidified the expedition in my mind. Thank you for sharing this footage!
Just listening to that man struggling to walk like 20 feet really puts into perspective how insane that environment is.. I don't even feel like I deserve to observe that location on video, given what it takes to get there. Hats off and deepest respect for all that do it.. Absolutely incredible.
I remember seeing this video for the first time when I was very young after it was published on youtube. I'm back now for some reason. All these comments are from 6-8 years ago, but I want to appreciate these explorers who risked their lives for an adventure.
Thanks, Omar, and glad you rediscovered it! I just found I had a weird issue with comments where they were all being held in queue. Thanks, and have a great day!
@@jake_norton good to see you have been doing this a while and are still alive!
Imagine finding that camera they had. Would be spectacular!
You really think camera film from 1934 would survive that long think again
Kenyan Bunnie 1938***
wouldn't it be awesome if they found a diary?
@@MisfitRecords it would. There's a theory the Chinese found the camera but we may never know.
No
Thanks for the look around. You should call this high mountain archaeology. Love to see more.
I was reading your blogs about "what happened to George Mallory & Andrew Irvine", and it is very interesting. I also like how you try to put yourself in Mallory's shoes to understand how he might have felt seeing the obstacles ahead of him.
This was incredible to watch. I really hope that one day, a news will pop up that Irvine's body has been found! Let us also appreciate Jake for replying to most of the comments even after 13 years !
Thanks, Simanta, and glad you liked it! I'm hoping to get some more content up and out soon, and always love the comments and questions, so keep 'em coming! Be well!
Heard rumors that the Chinese him took him down
Boy it really is blowin'. Great footage. It's a little chilling seeing the pinnacles so close knowing what transpired there in '82.
I thought the same. There seems relatively little snow cover around on this video, and not quite as hostile looking as I had expected (other than that wind) - though that's likely an illusion, those pinnacles are enormous in reality
What happened there?
What happened in 82? Bad season?
@@hgrunt100 Peter Boardman and Joe Tasker were last spotted by Chris Bonington high in the pinnacles, while forging a new route along the NE Ridge in 1982. Both were promising writers and gifted climbers.
From my warm and safe windless home i could almost feel it 😮😮 so much respect for your tenacity and passion jake ❤
how come the tent meterial and the pieces of sleepingbag were never blown away in 66 years, if this is the windiest spot on the mountain?
Good question! The remains of the camp were in a bit of a depression - barely - which I think broke the wind just enough to keep some things in place. But, I'm always amazed by what stays behind in places where you'd think it would blow away to Timbuktu! In 2019, I found far out on the Longland Traverse a tiny scrap of tent fabric from the 1933 Camp VI, which was about 100m away. Why it was still there after decades is beyond me, but I'm glad it was, as with the tatters of this, the 1938 Camp VI!
Truly amazing scenes. Thanks for posting these videos.
First of all Jake thanks for taking the risk and trudging up that high. I am a collector and own several Swedish vintage brass paraffin stoves. The item shown at 1:55-1:57 is a fuel jet nipple wrench for a Primus brand kerosene stove. It is definitely a vintage item and undeniable proof that there were visitors there well before Sir Edmund. Whether Mallory and Irvine reached the top is still a huge mystery. It may be time for a more detailed forensic exploration of the site to learn more. If the winds have been blowing in the same relative direction perhaps it could be possible to have smaller or lighter artifacts blown down the slope to Advanced Base Camp, just a thought.
Excellent video, I’m amazed there is such a large plateau section that close to the top. I got a laugh when you said just over there is a 6 k drop, so I’m not going over there. Enjoyed this -->thanks
Ha, thanks Warren. Yeah, that area is quite strange. It's right atop the North Ridge, which is pretty steep, and just below the Pinnacles, which are horrifically steep. And then you have the shoulder, which is kind of a gravel pit and fairly gentle. Strange!
Great video ! The tool at @1:55 looks like a Phoebus or Primus stove jet removal key. Mallory even mentions an "Unna Cooker" which some believe to be a Phoebus 100 paraffin. These stoves were common on such expeditions.
We need to find Irvin and that camera! Mallory took a shot of Irvin at the summit: it's for that cougar your seeing back at Cambridge. . Can you take one of me for Ruth now? If we get it developed in Khatmandu, I'll send it with the splendid letter I wrote her." George started heading back down and slightly miffed, Irvin zipped the camera into his pocket. Irvin: "Let's rope up now Georgio, quite steep in the rock band" after giving a splendid belay. Good idea young lad. They began crossing the rock slabs: Oh sh@!!! They fell tumbling and the rope broke on a piece of outcrop.
I think Irvin is in the direct line of the fall point to where you and Conrad found Mallory, higher or lower down from GM. I can't see Mallory splitting apart from Irvin, given the gap in their experience level. It is only natural to stop your search after finding GM. SI should be in the same area.
Not really. We don't know who died first. They might have been unroped with SI died higher up, then GM was on his own and was able to descend further down. Or even if GM died first, SI would have tried to save himself and died further down, but SI outliving GM is unlikely.
I believe the Chinese found him and the camera years ago. Just my opinion.
@@daisy671 yup i agree.
I find it amazing that the stuff has lasted there. Rock falls, avalanche, ice, storms, wind, etc...
I know - it is amazing. We found so many things over the years that somehow stayed relatively put, despite the weather and location. Wild!
Wow the wind sounds scary that would take your breath away thank you so much for sharing 😄❤️
Great view of the Pinnacles
I hope Irvine is found someday, it would be nice to know his fate and if they had made it to the summit
Passion to climb the roof of world, taking them to there. Hats of to all who ever tried. Thanks for Video Mr. Nortan. Not easy to hold camera at 27500
Thanks, Umesh - not an easy place to be or film, but definitely an interesting one!
This is awesome, RUclips really be recommending old historical videos now
Thanks for posting this for those of us who will never get to go there .
Impressed!
And you were able to talk for so long while walking...
Congrats
Thank you for sharing this. I have always had a fascination for Mt Everest and enjoy reading and watching as much as I can about it.
Getting to Kala Pattar twice was bad enough. Don't know how you guys get higher! Great video, especially of that rarely visited and bloody horrific NE Ridge. RIP Joe and Pete. A savage arena indeed. Just reading Wade Davis' Into the silence - fascinating stuff. RIP George and 'Sandy'.
Yes to Kala Pattar; I was thinking the same thing. Lol. It's gut-wrenching to see the pinnacles looking so ominous (and HUGE) up close. I can't look at the NE Ridge without thinking of Pete & Joe.
It must be an amaing feeling to find the frozen in time graves like those. ( obviously, they died somewhere around or above there)
Have you seen the video posted on RUclips showing the discovery of George Leigh-Mallory's remains? Seeing this video makes me realize exactly how fortunate it was that Mallory's body didn't just remain fairly intact, but was actually identifiable after all those years. Perhaps one day some intrepid climber may stumble on the camera Mallory and Irvine carried, as mentioned by Kenyan Bunnie above.
Impressive level of curiosity and this man is a doughty Individual. Thank you for sharing Mr. Norton,
Admire the courage of the climber who filmed this!!! Might as well been on the surface of Mars from the look of it and in those conditions!!!
Makes me breathless just watching this! That wind is relentless….sounds like a million sheets of corrugated iron being battered all at once by a million hammers!!
Its a different world up there, a world most of us will never experience.
Thank you for the glimpse.
When I see things like this, it makes those people seem more real to me. Also, I think of everything that's happened in the world while those things stayed right there. Thank you.
HI Jake- The little key you picked up, is from a Primus Stove, I recognised it straight away, its either for for taking the burner jets out of the stove -or perhaps the pump assembly- most likely, (thats why its longish) Mallory / Norton / Irvine and Co, used them as well as Armundson and Nansen to the North Pole (he didnt make it either) and I think - Scott (of Ant Arctic fame) on his 'ill fated' trek to South Pole took them too, aqs well as paraffin burners ( not too sure on this one) ,
That's why they called their Stoves -Primus as in first to be used, (Primus means First I think in Greek / Latin) - they are still made and exactly the same today -(I have a few old ones- they have numbers/ dated on the bottom,of the tanks, so there should be a stove out there somewhere, (maybe blown to hell by now) think theres would have been an early modified model - could be No1-to 5 as these generally signify larger tanks - wind breaks etc) -slight variations etc, all dates on stoves are dated from 1911,(A_being 1911- B_1912 etcC etc) theres would have been M or N, although earlier ones were made from around 1890's (swedish guys Svenson / Lindquist) and later 1898- B.A. Hjorth & Co who made Primus) I guess the moral of the story is, if you want to survive and make it to where your going, dont take a Primus stove with you - lol - Great Video though - lucky man- sorry for long boring reply
Dave
Oh lordy, I had to turn down the sound...thank you for putting in the subtitles!
Super cool video man🤙
Thanks 👍
All trails are done. But witnessing is scary. The efforts put in those days is highly commendable,committed and daring feat. You guys are putting lot of efforts to keep the fire for young mountaineers...especially in adverse conditions. Now, i understood the meaning of HILLARY FOOT
jake...i thoroughly enjoyed watching this clip. kudos to you for all the effort of making and posting this vdo.
best of luck in future climbs
Thanks for this - it's always amazed me that, when one in six die up there, you're still ready to go. After 1996, don't you worry about sudden storms? Looks windy enough to me!
I agree with you.
Hello Jen, this is a 10 year old comment. How are you?
Hi Jen 👋🏽
Wow , another outstanding video sir ,nice artifacts and wind to boot
As many people are climbing it nowadays, I would not be surprised you found a old civel war cannon.
It’s crazy how stuff stays just they way it was left for so long...
A very exhilarating video! Thank you.
Wow, you are a brave man!! Thanks for posting! Stay safe!
The spirit of adventure , thats why : )
the only guy out there saying „lets go for a walk“ on Everest 😅
Love it Jake just Posted again on Royston`s Facebook page ,I know Exactly where you are and there is nothing rarer than film of the Pinnicles
crazy to hear how hard hes breathing when in reality hes just standing there bending over not using much energy. Cant imagine what breathing is like up there.
Ha, yeah, not the easiest place to do much of anything. Just tying up your boots is a breathless experience. But, fun nonetheless!
very cool, i love the story of mallory and everest in general.
weathermen called for a slight breeze coming in from maybe one or two directions.
Me being a climber who has summited Everest back in 2007 with expedition leader Bryce Russel that’s what the wind sounded near the summit of the mountain on the camera is exactly what the wind and weather was like on the mountain very harsh and unforgiving having experienced it my self.
Great Video as always. The Pinnacles are such a fascinating place to me. There is so little footage to get a sense of the problems there. I have only heard of half dozen expeditions even reaching them. Jake, how much effort would it have taken for you to get to the base of the third pinnacle from there or look at the gap between the 2nd and 3rd from the south? I believe it is only 100-150 yards from the 1938 high camp across that frozen scree field. Can you get me a sense of the danger there from what you can see of the Pinnacles? Is it just huge climbing difficulties up and down each at altitude or is deep snow and ice accumulation on the tops, or tremendous wind that would have been most challenging for Boardman and Tasker -or I guess all three at once? Is there a way to traverse to the South or Northeast Faces around the pinnacles or are the minor couloirs that lead down from the pinnacles along the faces too foreboding? I mean basically every climber on the Northeast ridge above the Pinnacles to this day is skirting the true ridge route until 28500 by traversing below on the sensible path on the north side, so would climbers trying to complete the entire Northeast Ridge have had a way to do the same at the Pinnacles? or perhaps going straight over them was too tempting of a challenge.
Thanks for your insight.
It is a fascinating area indeed. I have long been interested in the area after what happened to Boardman and Tasker there. A very difficult route - no guided tours here!
Absolutely fascinating! Here I sit in 80 degrees freezing to death just watching this.
I can't wait for the movie, "The Wildest Dream!" I keep reading about it and it sounds incredible!
Be safe always. Take nothing for granted and Godspeed to you.
Fascinating??? I THINK NOT. It's a HUGE ego trip to these rich people that go up, wreck the mountain with trash and wreak the lives of their families. It's just a bunch of decaying rubbish from people who left it there like the litter bugs that go up there now. Standing before God, NONE of this will mean anything. What did this do for our fellow man? Let them help the villagers and be a servant, then they will be great.
thanks for these videos.
Hi Jake, amazing video, it must’ve been incredible standing in Camp vi in what was left after 60 plus years! I’m curious as to what happened to the remnants of the camp. Was it all left or was some or all brought back down the mountain? Is there a set policy on what to do in such circumstances, or is it up to the individual climber?
Man i totally would have snagged one of those old pitons, so cool, hope you grabbed one! ha
this is really really cool to watch. my imagination was everywhere. thank you sir for sharing this. Now im going to go watch it again. Best wishes to you Jake!
-Hanson
That was fascinating. I'd love to watch more of that.
this guy is bad ass! thank for sharing this find!
Jake is an amazing brave adventurer. He inspires confidence and courage. I realize that most climbers would not be able to make full sentences at that altitude much less a narrative. All their focus would be on breathing with an O2 bottle.
I have listened to comments of experienced Everest climbers offering opinion of the possible success of Mallory and Irvine summiting Everest. There are so many variables working against a successful summit. There seems unanimous agreement that Mallory was driven, for some number of well documented and frequently mentioned reasons. Irvine was youngest on the team and not as experienced but chosen for his skill of handling Oxygen cylinders, and not one of the best climbers. The paring was not optimal based on climbing skill and at 38 years old Mallory past his physical prime. Encountering the final steps to the top as first timers and with previous mentioned handicaps, late in the day even with so called “good Everest conditions” seems to demand a much higher amount of hope than practical mountaineering experience both in terms of route, endurance and mutual climbing benefit. Any delay on the mountain involving a climbing impasse or a hesitation by one of them would be a show stopper. Sucking wind at 29,000 takes no prisoners. But I don’t want to dispel the romance of the thought of a very long shot chance of success.
This seems such a spooky place and really scary just watching the video. Wonder if it feels like that being up there.Great video.
Great video. It's like another planet up there.
I love this video because it gives me a sense of what it's really actually like to be in those crazy winds up on Everest. A very real and very human feeling. I absolutely love this video. Why are you breathing like that? It doesn't sound like you would be able to sustain such labored breathing for long. Also, it sounds like you're trying to clear your lungs or huff something up every 20 seconds or so? Is that normal?
You haven't seen anything yet.... ruclips.net/video/l-dMVvvIt8M/видео.html
What month was this filmed it, it looks as though it would be an ideal time in the season to mount an expedition to try and locate Sandy Irvine's final resting location, although he could have made a fatal error after George Mallory's fall and snapped rope, he could have disappeared over the China side of Everest.
Thanks, Tara. This was filmed in May, 2004, which is the prime time not only for climbing Everest, but also for searching as it's the pre-monsoon season with relatively little snow. Thanks!
Thanks for the subtitles, man. How fast was the wind going or did you know? Also, did you make summit or were you just going to see if you could find this particular camp/evidence of first few expeditions?
He was maintaining his balance so less than 100mph
thats even better! nice work I'd love to see that museum
I love it.Everest for a reason. Thank you sir .
Wow, pitons, definitely a long time ago… although I’d still use them in some places(very few); man visibility wasn’t so hot that day
Indeed - some old ones for sure, but still in reasonable shape, reminiscent of ones I've clipped a time or two here in Colorado!
@@jake_norton the thing about the OLD OLD ones that were made with AMERICAN stainless steel in like the 30s-60s….. they didn’t pit and the iron used was the highest quality with a very high grade flux. Capacity with a perfect placement was in excess of 6000lb, not the 3000-4000 of the ones made today; they don’t want us to use bc it ‘ruins the rock’ - it’s true, tho, they can ruin pitches and make existing routes beyond difficult, like an 8or9pitch to a 12….that’ll ruin someone’s day, for sure. Either way, cool junk up there!!
I wear a parka when it's 45 degrees. This is unimaginable.
Yeah, that wind was not super fun, but it was worth the suffering to find the old camp - the last of the pre-WWII high camps I had yet to find. Amazing things were still there!
This is like the coolest, easiest, HARDEST, archaeology known to man.
It was an adventure, for sure!
Wow, great post jake. Any more news on any future Mallory & Irvine expeditions ? That camera's up there somewhere...I guess that's not the best place to conduct a search huh.
are you sure about the camera?
Thank You Sir !
great video thanks for sharing really interesting.....
This is the first time I've seen this video. How sure was the climber that this is a 1938 camp? The tool shown @1:55 could be one of two things. The least likely is that it was a spike tool for the cleat spikes. The most likely is that it was a valve stem tool for oxygen bottles, except it looks to be custom made. Andrew Irvine was a specialist and innovator in oxygen systems. He made a lot of his own parts. It is unlikely that a climber would leave his tools and anchors(pitons) behind. They are very small, take up little space and can be life threateningly crucial devices. That could be a makeshift camp set up by Irvine after he lost Mallory. He may have left some non-crucial items there and then set back out to look for his missing mate. Mallory would have known that wasn't a good spot to set-up, but Irvine wasn't as experienced.
+wvXvxvXvw zippers were not in the 1924 expedition or Pitons ,dont worry Jake knows his Everest history ,as he did help find Mallory
+wvXvxvXvw Mallory and Irvine died in 1924. This camp (1938) would be from a different expedition.
+wvXvxvXvw Keen insight about the (possible) oxygen tank key. I don't think Irving went looking for Mallory. Assuming Irving did not fall himself, he must have known George was dead when the rope snapped. If he didn't fall, he would have three choices. Sit down and wait to die, throw himself off to make it quicker, or, try to find/build a shelter. They might find Irving one day, still posed in a huddle, under a rock ledge somewhere, with other rocks stacked up around him like a wall that became his tomb.
Pretty sure IMHO, that the tool @1:55 could be a tool to change the jet/nipple on the pressure camp-stove used back in those days. Check this link: www.ebay.es/itm/PRESIoN-HORNO-RECTO-PURO-PEZoN-PARA-QUITAR-LLAVE-INGLESA-PRIMUS-MONITOR-/261626808313?hash=item3cea2c47f9
Could be... Interesting find, great video btw. Best Regards
wvXvxvXvw it's from 1938, 14 years after Mallory and Irvine died
Extreme archaeology. Makes me want to be there.
It's a cool place for sure - you should go!
I agree thanks for the video.
It’s awesome that you are interested in the history of Mallory and Irvine rather than submitting to the need to summit.
Have you considered bringing the materials down to be officially dated?
The beauty of seeing it through someone else's eyes.
Man I wish they would find Irvine
I'm with you!
Crazy to think. Peter Boardman and Joe Tasker, some of the strongest climbers ever. Laying there just a few hundred meters away, for all eternity
Indeed...Legends, and such a loss when they passed.
Getting to Kala Pattar twice was bad enough. Don't know how you guys get higher! Great video, especially of that rarely visited and bloody horrific NE Ridge. RIP Joe and Pete. A savage arena indeed.
Wow that’s one hell of a wind 💨 gust!
These Everest Discovery shows are much better than the guys arrive at the top and Ok now I have to make it back down, only halfway you know.
Greetings, that little T-shaped wrench you found was for removing the jet on a Primus stove! Looks like it was for a Primus 210, or another, similar stove. Definitely part of history, and should be in a museum!!!! If you wish to see a photo of such a wrench, I can send you one. Just give me a shout. - Doc
Is that a dead hiker at 6:45 laying on the ground?
Chris Flynn i think it is his backpack that he took off
That tee handled tool looks like the servicing tool for a Primus pressure stove?.
I'd probably zip that coat up looks a little chilly
At 3:54 for a second I thought that was an axe lying to the left, with a yellow/orange-ish leather sheath over the axe head!
Man, you're a beast!! God bless
This is the closest thing ive seen to metal detecting on Everest that ive seen. Pretty cool!
crazy how durable past dudes body are, just a few final push from camp vi and you reach the summit and with their clothes at that time..... geeez
whoa: that's cool. i'm an italian climber. all respect to you.
i would have taken a piece of rope to see if it was from that time period, then you would have had an accurate answer, but still you found a tent pole, that might tell you as well. good video!