mountain man
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He re-teamed with Pollack in “Jeremiah Johnson,” in which he played a mountain man who becomes the object of a vendetta.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2025
Chopfit Chopper Fitness Tool: A fun new portable fitness tool for your Northwest mountain man, the Chopper emphasizes core strength, rotational power and stabilization exercises, enhanced by an accompanying app.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 13, 2021
During the pandemic, he has traded his Washington-based policy wonk look with a trimmed beard and buzzed hair for a shaggier and scruffier look to fit a Colorado mountain man.
From Washington Post • Jan. 8, 2021
In walks this burly mountain man with reddish orange hair, a floor-length fur coat.
From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2020
“Bryson, you old mountain man, you’re a welcome sight. Where have you been?”
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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