Re: Jumping

There is no jumping as such in Mass Effect 2. You can climb up on or over some obstacles but not jump.

The default way was basically to go into cover at the obstacle (by pressing space bar while in front of it) then press forward+space bar to climb up on/over.

I can't recall any instance of being unable to collect anything without jumping. As long as the item is highlighted and you're close enough so that it is bright blue you can activate/collect it.