Watch moment rock climber fights off bear on mountain cliff edge

A rock climber has shared terrifying footage capturing the moment he was attacked by a bear while scaling a mountain in Japan.

Nail-biting footage shows the climber's point-of-view as a bear lunged at him from above as he descended Mt. Futago in Chichibu.

After first letting out a scream of terror, the man acted swiftly and began punching and kicking the animal to block its repeated attacks.

Eventually, exhausted, the climber begins to slowly make his way to safety away from the area after it appeared the bear had retreated.

The video of the ordeal was later posted to YouTube: 【埼玉秩父】Bear attacks climber / 登山中に熊に襲われた

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