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About

MTN Safety operate with a core team of experienced staff who are specialists in their fields and have high level professional mountain, rope access, rope rescue, caving, canyon, mountain rescue, water / swiftwater rescue and advanced first aid qualifications. 
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Zac Poulton
Zac is an experienced health & safety consultant, logistics manager, mountain instructor and mountain & polar expedition guide based in the English Lake District. His film credits range from Star Wars to Planet Earth 2

​A veteran of more than 100 expeditions he has safely led a total of 27 people above 8000m including a successful ascent of the North Ridge of Everest and guided 5 of the 7 Summits with extensive experience in Antarctica & the Himalaya.  He spent 4 years working as the Logistics & Operations Manager for one of the UK's leading expedition & mountain training companies, is a former member of Mountain Rescue and is currently one of the Fell Top Assessors for the Lake District National Park.
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Andy Barker
Andy has worked in the field of hazardous environmental safety, rescue & training operations for over 35 years.

His experience covers a decade of RAF Mountain Rescue Service through to working as Safety Lead on some major TV and film projects and in such diverse environments as the desert, high mountains, arctic & jungle.

​Current adventures involve big wall climbing, paragliding, sailing and chairing the Association of Mountaineering Instructors

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Paddy Cave
Paddy is an experienced and very strong  mountaineer with a range of experience from cutting edge winter climbing to 8000m peaks. He's opened a number of new routes from Scotland to Kyrgyzstan often while climbing with clients. 

Equally adept in water environments he is usually to be found training and supporting individuals and teams as they develop their outdoor skills. He also operates as one of the Lake District National Park Fell Top Assessors.




  • ​Winter Mountaineering & Climbing Instructor (WMCI)​
  • Rescue 3 Rope Rescue Technician
  • IRATA Rope Access Technician L1
  • WEMSI Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician (WEMT)
  • RYA Level 2 Powerboat
  • BCU Level 3 Coach (Open Canoe, White Water Kayak)
  • BCU 4 Star Leader (Open Canoe, White Water Kayak, Sea Kayak, Surf Kayak)
  • V7 Canyoning L2​
  • Drone Pilot
  • IRATA Rope Access Technician L3
  • Rescue 3 Rope Rescue Technician Instructor
  • Master Instructor Trainer (Working  at Height Group)
  • Rescue 3 Swiftwater Rescue (SRT) Instructor
  • Mountaineering & Climbing Instructor (MCI)
  • Winter Mountain Leader (WML)
  • RTACC Remote First Aid & Trauma
  • RYA Rescue Boat Helm
  • Winter Mountaineering & Climbing Instructor (WMCI)
  • Mountain & Outdoor First Aid

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John Pickles
Equally at home on the water or at height  John is a very experienced safety guide and outdoor instructor with credits ranging back to Channel 4's Space Cadets in 2005

Alongside a wealth of outdoor experience he is also a talented photographer focusing on documentary & street themes.
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Kieran Hodgson
Kieran specialises in caving holding the high level Cave Instructor Certificate but is also an elite level fell runner and keen climber.

​He currently works for the British military providing a wide range of Adventurous Training across the UK and abroad.
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​Jim Evans
Jim brings a diverse and well-rounded skill set to the mountain safety environment. With a broad background as a mountaineering instructor that has taken him across the globe, he has recently focused his expertise on supporting photographers in Arctic Greenland

He is an active member of Mountain Rescue where he specialises in rope rescue rigging, remote medical care & swift water safety,  Jim also serves as a Fell Top Assessor for the Lake District National Park
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  • RYA Level 3 Safety Boat
  • BCU Level 4 Coach (Open Canoe, White Water Kayak)
  • BCU 5 Star Leader (Open canoe,   White Water Kayak)
  • Winter Mountaineering & Climbing Instructor (WMCI)
  • IRATA Rope Access Technician L1
  • Mountain & Outdoor First Aid
  • Cave Instructor Certificate (CIC)
  • UKCG Canyon Guide
  • Rescue 3 Swift Water Rescue (SRT) Technician
  • Mountaineering & Climbing Instructor (MCI)
  • Winter Mountain Leader (WML)
  • Mountain & Outdoor First Aid
  • RYA Level 2 Powerboat
  • BCU 4 Star Leader (Open Canoe,  White Water Kayak)
  • Winter Mountaineering & Climbing Instructor (WMCI)
  • Remote Rescue Medical Technician 
  • RYA Powerboat Driver
  • Rescue 3 Rope Rescue Operator
  • MREW Off Road Driver
  • PPE Inspector qualified
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MTN Safety
Adventure, Film, TV & Event Safety
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+44 (0) 7751 37 57 97

also: MTN Adventure - Adventures, Expeditions & Mountain Training

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