That is one brave bear...those particular power transmition lines carry in 
excess of 500 thousand volts.
He balanced himself on the spreader arms that keep the wires apart...with 
that much inductance he would have been a pretty crispy critter if his paw 
or anything else touched the wrong thing while up there.
The incredible part is how he got back down the tower...that took some 
skill.

73
Colin, V A6BKX

-----Original Message----- 
From: Steve
Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2015 2:12 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Source fors Tower Climber

BlankOk, I think there are lots more tower climbers available now.  Just =
have to train them.
Lol, Steve K8SP
Bear climbs electrical tower to raid ravens' nest Susan Wyatt, KING-TV, =
Seattle-Tacoma, Wash. SEATTLE A group of hunters watched as a bear =
scaled a power transmission tower and raided a raven's nest as the =
distraught birds looked on. Linda Powell is director of media relations =
for O.F. Mossberg & Sons, a U.S. firearms manufacturer. Earlier this =
month she was hosting a bison hunt in northeast Alberta, Canada, when =
the scene unfolded. She said there were several bears in the area where =
the group was camping. "I noticed this bear standing on his hind legs at =
the base of the power transmission tower," she said. She said earlier in =
the day she had noticed several birds' nests sitting atop the poles. =
"The bear's posture indicated that it was considering climbing the pole =
and within seconds, he began to navigate his way up with relative ease," =
she said. As he was climbing the two ravens that had been guarding the =
nest began to dive at the bear, pecking him and squawking, she said. She =
said the hungry bear paid no attention to them and once reaching the =
top, he balanced himself on two metal rails and proceeded to raid the =
nest while the ravens continued their attack. "Once the bear had =
completed his meal, he began the journey down, not quite as gracefully, =
but without incident. When he reached the bottom, he sauntered off, like =
that was the way he secured his dinner every day," she said. "The ravens =
remained and sat next to the nest for hours as if in mourning.=20