Sebastián Satke

2009 marked the start of many things. That's when I began working on Aconcagua (6,961 m / 22,837 ft) as a porter for Grajales, a company I'm grateful to for that first opportunity. I did that work for seven seasons — a formative stretch in my education on the mountain.

In 2016, already a Mountain Guide, Aventuras Patagónicas brought me onto their guide staff. That was also my first year guiding expeditions on Aconcagua.

Since then, Aconcagua has become my office. Season after season I accompany people who dream of reaching the highest summit in the Americas. It's work that moves me deeply: hugs, tears of joy, and the satisfaction of a huge goal reached after real effort are all part of one of the most intense and meaningful days in a person's life.

In 2026 I reached my 30th summit of Aconcagua (6,961 m / 22,837 ft). Most of them leading groups, and others on personal ascents — like via the Polish Glacier, starting from Plaza Argentina and completing the round trip in a single day.

My climbing and mountaineering isn't limited to Aconcagua. Since 2009 I've also climbed in Bolivia, in the Condoriri area, where I've reached most of its summits, including Pequeño Alpamayo (5,370 m / 17,618 ft), Ala Izquierda (5,320 m / 17,454 ft), and Ala Derecha (5,300 m / 17,388 ft), as well as the west face of Huayna Potosí (6,088 m / 19,974 ft). I've also climbed the Sajama volcano (6,542 m / 21,463 ft), Parinacota (6,348 m / 20,827 ft), and Pomerape (6,282 m / 20,610 ft).

In Argentina, I've climbed most of the peaks in the Cordón del Plata range, many by technical routes, such as the Supercanaleta on Cerro Rincón (5,400 m / 17,717 ft), the Espolón on Cerro Rincón (5,400 m / 17,717 ft), Cerro Vallecitos (5,470 m / 17,946 ft), the north face of Cerro San Bernardo (4,150 m / 13,615 ft), and Cerro Plata (6,000 m / 19,685 ft), among other mountains.

In the Himalayas, I've attempted Makalu (8,485 m / 27,838 ft) twice.

The first was in 2013, with my expedition teammates: my great friend and soul brother Nani-k, Argentine like me, and Jacob, April, and Josh, from the United States. Because of snow conditions and a major avalanche that nearly buried us, we reached 7,500 m / 24,606 ft.

The second, in 2022, solo, without supplemental oxygen or high-altitude sherpa support, I reached 7,900 m / 25,919 ft, and had to turn back because of a cough and fever.

I'm also part of a generation that grew up without cell phones — a simpler childhood, in touch with nature, where time was spent learning, climbing trees, fixing bikes, and helping around the house. From a young age I understood the value of effort, responsibility, work, and earning what you have.

That foundation is what I carry into how I work today. And since we still have enough time left to keep learning — if we don't fall into screen addiction — I don't just guide, I also train people, helping those chasing athletic or mountaineering goals, or simply a healthier life, more in line with our nature.

I'm a personal trainer, and the first Argentine to earn one of the most demanding and respected strength-training certifications in the world: StrongFirst, where I'm still working toward completing the full certification track.

Movement is an essential part of being human: a body that moves is a body that lives.

We are not digital beings, and we never will be. We were born to move, to exert force, to climb, to live under sunlight and not artificial light.

The mind needs this too. Moving day by day, chasing ideas, putting them into words, and sharing them.

That's why I also write.

Before 2009, my life revolved around art: theater, literature, philosophy, psychology, and teaching. I still write today. I publish my books on Amazon, and of course I share them on Mate con amigos.

"We think with the body. The mind only translates it and gives it words."

Sebastián Satke

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