Martin Hoff Ekroll

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

Martin Hoff Ekroll
Born	(1865-02-16)16 February 1865 Nordland, Norway
Died	15 May 1916(1916-05-15) (aged 51)
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation(s)	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]