In 2001, he graduated from the Agricultural University of Plovdiv and held a master's degree in plant protection.

[10] Skatov would become the first known person on a vegan diet to successfully climb the highest summits on six continents in less than two years, including four eight – thousanders in a week apiece.

[7] In June 2017, he ascended Mount Denali in Alaska becoming the first Bulgarian and the world's first vegan to successfully climb the Seven Summits.

[15] At this time, he was attempting to become the first known vegan to climb the 14 highest peaks on Earth, and had reportedly summitted 10 of them.

[2] Skatov was described as a strong and technically competent climber, capable of making a successful winter ascent.

[18] Roughly three weeks later, Skatov died on 5 February, aged 42, of a fall while descending from Camp 3 after an unsuccessful ascent.

Upon learning of his death, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov wrote:"The mountain took another of our great climbers.