Adventures designed to inspire growth and exploration in the mountains
| ABOUT SMILE MOUNTAIN GUIDES |
Our Mission
Our mission is to inspire and educate through powerful travel experiences and life-changing climbing school programming. Our adventures and climbing schools span from our local crags in Boulder, Colorado to the inspiring peaks of Peru’s Cordillera Blanca and granite spires of El Potrero Chico in Mexico. With world class guides and exceptional staff, Smile Mountain Guides is uniquely positioned to create and deliver expeditions and educational programming throughout the US to remote regions of the globe, where clients realize their dreams.
FOUNDED
2017
TRIPS ON
3 CONTINENTS
CUSTOMERS
3K+
| OUR TEAM |
Meet our team.
The team behind Smile Mountain Guides is a tight-knit, highly experienced group of professional guides who work collaboratively to deliver extraordinary adventures. As a small, dedicated business, they prioritize quality over scale, bringing hands-on involvement, deep expertise, and genuine care to every single trip. The result is a level of leadership, safety, and personal connection that’s rare in modern adventure travel.
Jeffrey Mascaro
SMILE FOUNDER | LEAD GUIDE
Jeff’s vision for Smile — put the team first, so they can make life-changing experiences for their guests. He continues to push his own limits as an expeditionary leader and high-end technical rock and alpine guide, where those experiences help craft the programming vision Smile is known for.
meg nickman
OWNER | SENIOR GUIDE
As a strong female lead, business owner, and accomplished guide, Meg brings the heart and soul to the Smile experience. She shapes every guest journey with intention and warmth, ensuring each adventure is not only impeccably run, but deeply memorable.
Expert guides. Unforgettable adventures.
PERU CLIMBING SCHOOL ISHINCA VALLEY
| OUR GUIDES |
Our team aims to find the sweet spot of challenge in the mountains for both guests and ourselves, where each can experience the true spirit of climbing: Passion, Partnership, Inclusion, and Creativity.
Together We Go Further — Building RELATIONSHIPS WITH Real Impact.
Our brand, expedition partnerships, and affiliations, are the backbone of what makes Smile Mountain Guides excellent— each partnerships builds a network of shared vision and trust. Our brand partners keep our team operating safely in harsh environments and our expedition partners combine resources, expertise, and ethics to deliver safe, high-quality, responsible adventures for our international trips.
| PARTNERS |
| BRAND PARTNERS |
| EXPEDITION PARTNERS |
