mountain man

a man who lives and works in the mountains or wilderness, especially a frontiersman or pioneer, as in the early American West.

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First recorded in 1685–95

It was not probable, therefore, that the mountain-man often was detected in complaining at his lot.
Eleven Years in the Rocky Mountains and Life on the Frontier|Frances Fuller Victor
But "luck," the mountain-man's Providence, seemed to have deserted Smith.
Eleven Years in the Rocky Mountains and Life on the Frontier|Frances Fuller Victor
Of many a mountain-man, the same might be said; and many an Indian too.
The Wild Huntress|Mayne Reid
Here one of those sudden reverses to which the "mountain-man" is liable at any moment, overtook him.
Eleven Years in the Rocky Mountains and Life on the Frontier|Frances Fuller Victor

Many a brave “mountain-man” has already fallen a victim to their fiendish grasp.
The Wild Huntress|Mayne Reid