By 1910, Freuchen had done some other expeditions, but the Arctic had his heart, so he returned to Greenland and started a trading post, and named the town around it Thule. At the time, the average temperature was negative 12, back in the days where they had only fur, wool and leather to keep them warm. In his book, he mentions that the would burn coal in his cabin, and the condensation from his breath would collect and freeze on the interior walls, until he had no room to stand up.

He also had some regular encounters with polar bears and wolves that he’d take on mano vs. animal. Then he’d end up wearing their fur.