Jeffrey Mascaro
Jeffrey Mascaro
Jeff is the founder, a director, and lead guide of Smile Mountain Guides.
Considered a student, educator, and guide Jeff shares his passion for growth and exploration in the mountains through the lens of teaching, using the outdoors as a classroom.
From a foundation of building and leading high-performance teams in the Earth Treks climbing gyms and its Outdoor Climbing School, extensive personal travels to both climb and find growth and new perspectives, and education through the American Mountain Guides Association, Jeff is in a unique position to educate, inspire, and motivate you on your next adventure!
Jeff spends most of his time guiding private guests and small groups in Colorado, Utah, and Washington, helping them to achieve their goals in the mountains by building and arranging custom, personalized itineraries that build upon previous experiences. Consistency leads to the summit!
If he’s not guiding you’ll find him enjoying food and espresso, European style with friends.
He encourages anyone interested in climbing and guiding to reach out or take one of his free guide-mentorship days
Check out Jeff’s story and mission for Smile Mountain Guides
Jeff’s Professional Credentials
+A3 Approved Pro 2 Avalanche Certification
+Wilderness First Responder W/ CPR training.
Jeff’s Guiding Accomplishments
+Leadership training facilitator with the Young Presidents’ Organization
+High Altitude Leadership Programming facilitator with UPenn
+Multiple Guided Ascents of the Naked Edge, Eldorado Canyon State Park
+Technical Colorado 14’ers Guided Ascents:
Maroon Bells Traverse, Capitol Peak, Pyramid, Long’s Peak, Eolus, Sunlight, Sneffels, Crestone Peak, and Needle Traverse.
+Cotopaxi, Ecuador (5,897 m)
+Cayambe, Ecuador (5,790 m)
Multiple Guided Ascent of :
+Stairway to Heaven WI4 III
+Whorehouse Hoses WI5 III
+Gravity’s Rainbow WI5 M3 III
+Torment-Forbidden Traverse, North Cascades
+North Ridge, Forbidden Peak
+West Ridge, Forbidden Peak
+North Ridge, Mt. Baker
+Southface, Petit Grepon
+Culp-Bossier, Hallett’s Peak
+Second Buttress Tour, Hallett’s Peak
+Casual Route, Diamond Face, Longs Peak
+Kor’s Door, Lower East Face Longs Peak
+Kor-Ingalls, Castleton Tower
+North Chimney, Castleton Tower
Jeff’s Notable Personal Accomplishments
+Setting for Denver’s 2019 UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup
+Beckey-Chouinard, South-Howser Tower, Bugaboos
+North East Ridge, Bugaboo Spire, Bugaboos
+East Ridge, Wolf’s Head, Cirque of the Tower, WY
+Northeast Face, Pingora, Cirque of the Tower, WY
+South Buttress, Pingora, Cirque of the Tower, WY
+North Ridge, Steeple Peak, Deep Lake, WY
5 International Trips to Peru with cool ascents of:
+Alpamayo French Direct, Santa Cruz Valley, Peru
+Tocllaraju Northwest Ridge, Ishinca Valley, Peru
+Huarapasca South Route, Carretera a Pastoruri, Peru
+Maparaju, Standard Route, Quilcayhuanca Valley, Peru
+Urus Central, Ishinca Valley, Peru
