Learn in the places where the lessons actually matter.
I offer workshops, field experiences, and personalized education designed to help people build practical knowledge, confidence, and a deeper connection with the outdoors.
From mountain photography and athletic preparation to outdoor preparedness and responsible recreation, offerings combine professional education with lessons learned through years of real-world experience in the mountains.
I believe outdoor education is most powerful when knowledge meets experience. Through workshops, field experiences, and personalized instruction, I help people build the skills, understanding, and confidence to pursue their goals outdoors.
New workshops and seasonal experiences are currently being developed for 2027.
WORKSHOPS
Photography Workshops
Learn to photograph the mountains in the mountains.
Field-based photography workshops explore light, composition, camera technique, planning, and the realities of creating images in outdoor environments.
Seasonal Mountain Landscape Photography
Composition, exposure, changing light, weather, and field technique in mountain environments. These workshops take place during peak seasons such as wildflower season and fall foliage.
Sunrise & Sunset Alpenglow Photography
Small-group field sessions built around understanding and capturing changing mountain light.
Capturing the Adventure Photography
Photographing athletes and outdoor experiences in motion while balancing environment, action, composition, and story.
Photography Fundamentals
A beginner-friendly introduction to taking control of your camera and creating more intentional images outdoors.
Interested in photos being taken of you on your own adventure? Explore High Elevation Adventure Photography.
2027 schedule dates coming soon.
Mountain Performance
Prepare for what you want to do outside.
Educational workshops focused on understanding the physical demands of mountain sports and building the fitness necessary to meet them.
Potential topics include:
Train for the Trail — strength, aerobic development and muscular endurance for hiking and mountain objectives.
Mountain Endurance Fundamentals — understanding aerobic training, pacing, progression and recovery.
Preparing for a Big Mountain Objective — breaking a goal into its physical demands and creating a realistic preparation strategy.
Training for Altitude — understanding performance at elevation, acclimatization fundamentals and what training can—and can’t—prepare you for.
Looking for ongoing athletic programming and support?
Explore Athletic Performance Coaching
Coming soon.
Outdoor Skills & Preparedness
Better adventures start before you reach the trailhead.
Educational workshops designed to help outdoor enthusiasts become more thoughtful, prepared, and independent in mountain environments.
Potential topics include trip and route planning, gear and packing systems, mountain weather resources, risk assessment and decision-making, responsible recreation, stewardship, and preparing for the unexpected.
Coming soon.
Community & Field Experiences
Get outside. Meet people. Give back.
Not every outdoor experience needs to be a formal workshop. Community events create opportunities to explore together, meet other outdoor enthusiasts, support local organizations, and become more involved in the places where we recreate.
Seasonal Mountain Meetups
Casual community hikes, ski days, photography walks, and other opportunities to get outside together, including an annual birthday ski day.
Community Events & Local Organizations
Opportunities to participate in trail cleanups, stewardship events, fundraisers, educational events, and other programs supporting Utah’s outdoor community and public lands.
Races & Outdoor Events
Connect with the broader mountain community through local trail races, outdoor events, and other gatherings I’m participating in, photographing, or supporting.
Coming soon
Follow along via my Connected by the Outdoors Facebook Community for upcoming community events and opportunities to get involved!
1-on-1 Learning
Learn what you actually want to learn.
Not every question needs a full workshop.
I offer personalized 1:1 education for people looking for individualized support in photography, mountain preparation, athletic development, and outdoor knowledge. Sessions can be tailored to your experience, goals, and the subjects you want to explore.
Field Sessions
Take the learning outside.
Personalized field sessions along the Wasatch Front combine an easy outdoor experience with individualized instruction based on your goals. Sessions may focus on photography, outdoor preparation, trip-planning skills, gear systems, or a combination of subjects.
Photography sessions can be scheduled around sunrise or sunset to take advantage of changing mountain light.
Virtual Sessions
Personalized education from anywhere.
Personalized one-on-one education from anywhere. Sessions are tailored to your questions and goals and may focus on photography, editing and portfolio critique, mountain training and athletic preparation, trip planning, gear systems, or other topics within my areas of expertise.
Looking for ongoing athletic coaching?
1:1 educational sessions are designed for focused questions, skill development, and individualized learning. If you’re looking for ongoing training programming, performance coaching, and continued support toward an athletic or mountain objective, explore Athletic Performance Coaching
Want to learn something specific?
Future workshops are currently being developed. If there’s a mountain, photography, training, or outdoor topic you’d like to learn more about, I’d love to hear from you.
Jacque Tietjen 