A mountain man who wishes to live the life of a hermit becomes the unwilling object of a long vendetta by Indians when he proves to be the match of their warriors in one-to-one combat on the early frontier.

• 厌倦城市的杰诺米强生，决定前往宁静的洛矶山，体验亲近自然的生活，在山中的第一个冬几乎要他的命，在饥寒交迫下遇见山中的老猎人，他从老猎人身上学到人与人相处之道。