Martin Hoff Ekroll

Martin Hoff Ekroll
Born 1865 (1865)
Nordland, Norway
Died 1916 (aged 50–51)
Nationality Norwegian
Occupation Merchant
Mountaineer
Arctic explorer
Known for First ascent of Vågakallen

Martin Hoff Ekroll (16 February 1865–15 May 1916) was a Norwegian merchant, mountaineer and Arctic explorer.

He was born in the village of Skroven in the islands of Lofoten in Nordland, Norway. He operated a fishing station at Kabelvåg on the island of Austvågøya. 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]

References

  1. ↑ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Martin Hoff Ekroll". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Ekrollhamna (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Martinodden (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  4. ↑ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Vågakallen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  5. ↑ Jenssen, Frode. "Velkommen til Stetind - Norges Nasjonalfjell!". stetind.nu (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 March 2015.
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