Technical Advice
Any organisation in the UK delivering adventurous activities or operating in remote, steep or otherwise hazardous terrain must identify a competent person to assess the risks and manage the health and safety of employees/contractors/volunteers, customers/participants, spectators and other members of the public.
They may choose to engage an external Technical Expert to provide support with:
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Development of risk assessments, policies and operating procedures.
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Site-specific training, CPD, and endorsements for staff.
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Equipment inspections.
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Incident review.
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Specialist work that is beyond the remit of in-house staff (working at height, supervising non-qualified staff in hazardous locations, extraordinary event delivery).
Climb Cornwall provides a named Technical Expert for a variety of climbing walls, schools, clubs, high-ropes courses and activity centres in the UK.
Due to the individual nature of all Technical Expert work, an initial consultation and assessment is always required to determine your needs and what services we can assist you with. Please contact us to arrange an online meeting or site visit.
Our Technical Expert
Jay holds the Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor Award (the highest qualification in the UK for summer climbing, mountaineering and hillwalking activities), has been a full member of the Association of Mountaineering Instructors (the professional body for qualified instructors) since 2013. He has been active in the climbing industry since 2004 and is listed on the AMI Technical Expert register.
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A Course Director for Mountain Training (the UK’s Awarding Body for climbing, walking and mountaineering instructors), Jay delivers training and assessment courses for the Climbing and Coaching Award Schemes - typically for Garland Mountaineering or Ibex Outdoor. He is also a Mountain Training Association Mentor, supporting instructors on their journey from trainee to assessment and also provides professional mentoring for those on the qualification pathways and in leadership/management roles within the outdoor industry.
As a Provider of the Climbing For All Course and Coach for the GB Paraclimbing Team, Jay has significant experience in both delivering inclusive climbing activities and in consultancy with organisations to improve accessibility and train staff in the use of specialist adaptive systems. In 2024 he was nominated for and won the BMC’s Rehan Siddiqui Award for Exceptional Voluntary Contribution towards promoting Equality and Diversity in the BMC.
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Jay has been the Coach and Head of Delegation for GB Climbing at multiple World Climbing events, working with the GB Youth, Senior, and Paraclimbing Teams in Lead, Boulder and Speed events since 2020 and has even won several World Paraclimbing Championship medals himself as a Sight Guide for climbers in the Visually Impaired categories. He was involved in the development of the Regional Development squad programme in 2021 and the design & delivery of the GB Paraclimbing Team training programme since 2020. Now part of the NICAS Coach Development Team, MT Coaching Award Scheme review working group, and coaching climbers from grass-routes to elite level, he offers consultancy and mentoring to develop coaching provision and standards and support other coaches through the qualification pathways.
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Jay is a Course Provider for the British Mountaineering Council (the NGB for climbing in the UK) delivering a suite of their skills courses, delivered the “Climbability” pilot project in 2019 and is now leading on the development and delivery of the BMC’s Competition Belayer Pathway and training workshops. He has previously sat on the AMI Committee as the CPD Rep, been the Area Youth Coordinator delivering the annual Youth Climbing Series in the South West and has been the technical consultant on several climbing films, including the BMC Safety on Sea-Cliffs series, Once Upon a Time in Holyhead and Rest Day.