The Smile Mountain Guides Approach
At Smile, we do things differently.
Smile Mountain Guides is a nationally renowned local mountain guide service and climbing school based in the heart of the Colorado mountains.
Smile is founded on a single mission: to inspire growth and exploration in the mountains. We’ve built a climbing guide service where guests are treated like partners. With small, close-knit climbing teams and a strong focus on trust and support, Smile creates powerful shared mountain experiences that forge lasting bonds.
Feel the difference and share an adventure with our team. Join us!
The way you do anything is the way you do everything
The Best Guides in the Mountains.
Experience and Education — We’ve spent years honing our skills on the world’s mountains from speed records to first ascents. Experience is earned.
Our team is composed of educators. Socratic Method anybody? They strive to blend being in the mountains with educational experiences that make us all better.
We do what’s right.
Our guides are stewards of the land. They’re educators both of natural and cultural history but also in best practices, making their environment better than how they found it. At Smile, we take that responsibility seriously. We don’t sacrifice at any level.
We are committed to providing all our guides and staff with industry-leading wages and access to the best professional development funds in the industry.
We are all part of the same team, and we strive to work together to leave the mountains better than we found them.
