Born in Angola, to an Italian mother and a Portuguese father, Matteo represents a rich cultural fusion. After spending his childhood summers on Pico Island, he made it his home in 2014, driven by the desire to share its most secret corners.

Inspired by his grandfather in the Italian Alps, the mountains have always been his natural element. He graduated in Tourism to combine his passion for nature with professional knowledge and, since then, has dedicated himself to providing the best possible climbing experience. Since June 2015, he has climbed Mount Pico more than 980 times, continuously refining his technique. Committed to offering the best experience possible, Matteo is in constant pursuit of improvement. He completed ice climbing training in Südtirol (2019) and also has training and experience in rock climbing.

His journey combines thousands of hours in mountain environments, across different contexts and latitudes, with a continuous desire to learn, evolve, and share knowledge. Between the professional experience gained as a guide, his personal involvement in international expeditions, and his technical training in recent years, he has now reached a stage of maturity where the challenge is not only to conquer summits but also to consolidate skills, share knowledge, and continue growing both as a mountaineer and as a person.

Over the years, he has faced altitude challenges in different mountain ranges:

• 2018 – Toubkal (4,100m), Morocco
• 2019 – Ice Climbing Course, Solda (Südtirol, Italy)
• 2020 – Ecuador Expedition: acclimatization peaks Cuicocha (3,246m), Fuya Fuya (4,290m), and Imbabura (4,609m); main summits Cayambe (5,790m), Cotopaxi (5,897m), and Chimborazo (6,263m)
• 2024 – Sierra de Gredos, Spain: La Galana (2,572m)
• 2024 and 2025 – Mulhacén (3,478m), Spain
• 2025 – Alps, Italy/France: Gran Paradiso (4,061m) and Mont Blanc (4,806m), via del Pappa

Mount Pico remains his main training ground for future high-altitude adventures. Because more than collecting summits, what truly fuels him is being an inspiration and a driving force for his daughters to learn and grow as individuals, through the lessons and teachings that only the mountains can offer.

That same vision led to the creation of Tripix, the company he founded and now leads as CEO. For Matteo, guiding is not just about leading people to the summit, but above all about creating transformative, safe, and authentic experiences — the very essence of the philosophy he shares every day as both a guide and the leader of his team.