Beyond the Summit

Outdoor education, adventure, mindset, and experience from a life in the mountains.

Through education, and lived experience in the mountains, Jacque shares expertise in outdoor safety, resilience, mindset, and mountain environments.

Jacque Tietjen is a Utah-based mountain athlete and educator with a background in mountaineering, skiing, endurance sports, movement disciplines, photography, and outdoor instruction.

From high-altitude expeditions to wilderness education and mindset development, her work reflects a lived understanding of the transformative power of the mountains —not through conquering summits, but through conquering ourselves.

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  • Adventure Blog
    Trip reports, outdoor education, mountain mindset, and field experiences.
  • Speaking & Collaborations – COMING SOON!
    Conversations around mountain safety, adventure, mindset, personal growth, and reconnecting with ourselves through the outdoors.
  • Photography
    Capturing the adventure through Fine art landscapes, expedition imagery, and action photography from the outdoors.
  • Field Stories
    Educational and adventure-based video content exploring mountain life, safety, and performance.
  • Workshops & Events – COMING SOON!

“It’s not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves”

-Sir Edmund Hillary

Jacque’s work is guided by a simple truth that challenge, movement, and mountain experiences can shape resilience, self-awareness, and deeper connection—to both nature and ourselves.