Martin Hoff Ekroll
Norwegian mountaineer and explorer (1865–1916)
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Martin Hoff Ekroll (16 February 1865 – 15 May 1916) was a Norwegian merchant, mountaineer and Arctic explorer.
Mountaineer
Arctic explorer
Martin Hoff Ekroll | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 February 1865 Nordland, Norway |
| Died | 15 May 1916 (aged 51) |
| Occupations | Merchant Mountaineer Arctic explorer |
| Known for | First ascent of Vågakallen |
Biography
Ekroll was born on 16 February 1865[1] in the village of Skroven[citation needed] in the islands of Lofoten in Nordland, Norway.[1] He operated a fishing station at Kabelvåg on the island of Austvågøya.[citation needed] In 1891 he published a plan for an expedition to the North Pole (in German: Plan für eine Schlittenboot-Expedition nach dem Nordpol). He funded and organized an expedition to the island of Edgeøya, located in the Svalbard archipelago 1894–1895.[1] At Edgeøya, the bay of Ekrollhamna and the headland of Martinodden are both named after him.[2][3] He made a first ascent of the mountain of Vågakallen on the island of Austvågøy about 1885.[4] In 1888 he made a failed attempt of climbing the mountain of Stetind.[5]
Ekroll died on 15 May 1916.[1]
