Mario Locatelli of Hamilton, Montana, has achieved international recognition for his mountaineering and endurance feats in the high country of Montana and elsewhere – having climbed 50 of the world’s highest mountains – and over the years has been acclaimed endearingly by his friends and associates as the “Montana Mountain Goat.” He is the author of three books, an autobiography titled “The Mountain Goat Chronicles,” a hiking guide titled “Hiking With Mario In The Bitterroot Mountains,” and his most recent book about mountain goats titled “Friends In High Places.”