History Main / MountainMan

* UsefulNotes/FidelCastro and his guerrillas deliberately cultivated this image, when fighting the Cuban government forces from their mountain hideouts.

** In Sweden a mountain man was a person who worked in the mountain iron mines, most famously in Berslagen and Dalarna. They where nearly always armed (since the Swedish Yeomen - much like the English - where required by law to own a certain set of weapons during the middle ages.) And occasionally used them against the King, the Sherriff, or anyone else they felt threatened their interests. Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson is the most famous example of a Swedish mountain man rebel. Sometimes however, they fought ''for'' the king, like in the case of Gustav Vasa and his Dalecarlians (men from Dalarna.) In a similar vein, people who had committed crimes would ''always'' recieve amnesty, if they took up work in a mountain mine (except if they had done murder or high treason.) Where they where guarded by "mountain soldiers" who most likely were serving a sentence themselves. Needless to say, they where not nice people.

* Creator/RobertEHoward's Breckenridge Elkins: a 19th century Mountain Man, PlayedForLaughs and, although not well known now, at the time of his death, Howard's most popular character. These days it's ConanTheBarbarian.

* In Sweden a mountain man was a person who worked in the mountain iron mines, most famously in Berslagen and Dalarna. They where nearly always armed (since the Swedish Yeomen - much like the English - where required by law to own a certain set of weapons during the middle ages.) And occasionally used them against the King, the Sherriff, or anyone else they felt threatened their interests. Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson is the most famous example of a Swedish mountain man rebel. Sometimes however, they fought ''for'' the king, like in the case of Gustav Vasa and his Dalecarlians (men from Dalarna.) In a similar vein, people who had committed crimes would ''always'' recieve amnesty, if they took up work in a mountain mine (except if they had done murder or high treason.) Where they where guarded by "mountain soldiers" who most likely where serving a sentence themselves. Needless to say, they where not nice people.

* In Sweden a mountain man was a person who worked in the mountain iron mines, most famously in Berslagen and Dalarna. They where nearly always armed (since the Swedish Yeomen - much like the English - where required by law to own a certain set of weapons during the middle ages.) And occasionally used them against the King, the Sherriff, or anyone else they felt threatened their interests. Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson is the most famous example of a Swedish mountain man rebel. Sometimes however, they fought ''for'' the king, like in the case of Gustav Vasa and his Dalecarlians (men from Dalarna.)
In a similar vein, people who had committed crimes would ''always'' recieve amnesty, if they took up work in a mountain mine (except if they had done murder or high treason.) Where they where guarded by "mountain soldiers" who most likely where serving a sentence themselves. Needless to say, they where not nice people.

** Italy has the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpini Alpini]], raised among the inhabitants of the Alps specifically to defend that border from Austro-Hungarian attacks in case of war. They're considered ''the'' mountain troops, and have managed to outfight the Red Army in ''winter'' (they had been sent to the Eastern Front in WorldWarII with plans to deploy them in the Caucasus, and in the meantime they were deployed in the plains. They all happened to be very good skiers, and the Alps in winter are just as cold as Russian plains...).
** Austria-Hungary's [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaisersch%C3%BCtzen Landesschützen/Kaiserschützen]], originally a territorial militia, later Austria-Hungary counter to the Alpini. They finally fought each other during WorldWarI, [[StuffBlowingUp with both forces blowing up multiple mountains because it's easier to do that than to straight-out assaulting it]], and found each others' {{Worthy Opponent}}s.

* Non-American example, but [[UsefulNotes/NepaliWithNastyKnives the Gurkhas]]. The ultimate men from the ultimate mountains.

-->'''Del Gue''', ''Film/JeremiahJohnson''

* Singer/songwriter JonathanCoulton (who wrote "[[VideoGame/{{Portal}} Still Alive]]") bases his image around one of these. He has a [[NiceHat coonskin cap]] and everything.
* Lots of newer indie folk artists in general lean towards this look (the male ones, at least). See Devendra Banhart, BonIver, FleetFoxes and Iron and Wine for a few examples.

* ''PunchOut'''s [[BoisterousBruiser Bear]] [[CanadaEh Hugger]] probably qualifies, but he isn't the enemy of the grizzly bear. He ''befriends'' 'em.

* The poetry of Robert W. Service features many of these. You'll probably only recognize [[http://wordinfo.info/unit/2640?letter=C The Cremation of Sam McGee]]

-->'''Del Gue''', ''JeremiahJohnson''

* Jeremiah from ''GrizzlyMountain'' and ''Escape From Grizzly Mountain''. In these movies, Jeremiah is actually friendly with a bear -- who he called Jack. In the latter, he helps a [[TimeTravel future boy]] rescue a bear from his abusive owners.

* Brad Pitt's character in ''LegendsOfTheFall'' seems to become this at the end.
* The [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment Bear Man]] from the new version of ''TrueGrit''.

* Discussed in ''TheAreasOfMyExpertise''.

* Creator/BillBryson's ''A Walk In The Woods'' begins with the author detailling how his wish to become more of an outdoorsman led to him setting out to hike the Appalachian Trail.

They are often shown alternating between fighting, and hanging out with the local natives, sometimes doing both at the same time with two different tribes. Their other common enemy is the grizzly bear, and they are often shown killing them in hand to hand combat.

* Joe Crane from ''Series/TheSagaOfAndyBurnett'' from ''{{Disneyland}}'' (who also appeared in a few episodes Disney's ''Series/{{Zorro}}'' TV series).

* James 'Grizzly' Adams and Mad Jack from ''TheLifeAndTimesOfGrizzlyAdams''.
* Joe Crane from ''TheSagaOfAndyBurnett'' from ''{{Disneyland}}'' (who also appeared in a few episodes Disney's ''{{Zorro}}'' TV series).

* Creator/RobertEHoward's Breckenridge Elkins: a 19th century Mountain Man, PlayedForLaughs and, although not well known now, at the time of his death, Howard's most popular character.

* BillBryson's ''A Walk In The Woods'' begins with the author detailling how his wish to become more of an outdoorsman led to him setting out to hike the Appalachian Trail.

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[[caption-width-right:200:Historically, [[AnachronismStew the Mountain Man and Astronaut seldom interacted,]] as their habitats were several hundred years apart.]]

* {{Wolverine}} breathes this trope, coming from the mountains of [[CanadaEh Canada]]. He's from Northern Alberta, which isn't exactly mountainous, but ''is'' inhospitable as anything.

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* Creator/{{Bally}}'s ''Pinball/SpiritOf76'' has Davy Crockett dressed up as a mountain man on the backglass art.

[[caption-width-right:200:Historically, [[AnachronismStew the Mountain Men and Astronauts seldom interacted,]] as their habitats were several hundred years apart.]]

* The shooter in ''Pinball/EightBallDeluxe'' is either this or the {{Hunk}}.

* The outdoor humorist PatrickMcManus often writes about his youthful adventures with the local mountain man, Rancid Crabtree.