Carl Christian Hall (13 August 1848 – 6 May 1908) was a Danish

mountaineering Mountaineering or alpinism, is a set of outdoor activities that involves ascending tall mountains. Mountaineering-related activities include traditional outdoor climbing, skiing, and traversing via ferratas. Indoor climbing, sport climbing, a ...

pioneer.

He was born in

Frederiksberg Frederiksberg () is a part of the Capital Region of Denmark. It is formally an independent municipality, Frederiksberg Municipality, separate from Copenhagen Municipality, but both are a part of the City of Copenhagen. It occupies an area of ...

as a son of Prime Minister

Carl Christian Hall Carl Christian Hall (25 February 1812 – 14 August 1888) was a Denmark, Danish politician, statesman. Hall served as the Council President of Denmark (Prime Minister of Denmark, Prime Minister), first from 1857 to 1859 and again from 1860 to 186 ...

. He made 46 first ascents of Norwegian mountains. He was decorated Knight of the Order of St. Olav in 1890.

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1848 births 1908 deaths People from Frederiksberg Danish mountain climbers {{Denmark-bio-stub