Terrifying moment climber brawls with BEAR as he’s forced to fight for his life while clinging to rockface

THIS is the terrifying moment a climber brawls with a wild bear as he is forced to cling to a rockface to escape. Heart-stopping footage shows the brave climber fighting for his life after he came across the angry bear. The bear attacked the climber defending her cub The man repeatedly punches the animal trying to fight it off Despite his efforts the bear keeps charging at him The climber miraculously survived after the scary interaction that happened earlier this month on Mount Futago in Japan. The man came across the animal, who charged at him seemingly defending her cub. The dramatic clip shows how the climber was forced to defend himself, punching, kicking and screaming- all while clinging onto a rockface. While he is able to fight it off, the bear keeps returning and charging at him. READ MORE ON WORLD NEWS INFERNO Fighter jet slams into building in Russia killing 13 as bodies trapped in rubble HOTEL HELL Tourist's screams as she's sexually assaulted by Majorca hotel worker in bedroom After a while, the bear appears to have given up as it can be seen running to a bush with her cub. The out-of-breath climber worryingly looks around in case it returns. The lucky climber admitted to TMZ, that he was invading the bear’s territory but said he had to defend himself after the bear attacked. He added his karate and mixed martial arts training may have saved his life. Most read in The Sun Best seller Amanda Owen flooded by support from Our Yorkshire Farm fans after big news FAIER GAME Ferne McCann breaks silence amid voice note row saying ‘I confront difficulties' SHOW OF TRUSS Hunt warns of more 'difficult decisions' on Oct 31 as he & Truss face MPs HELPING HAND Six things those on Universal Credit can get for FREE this month HANG YOUR COAT UP Brits to enjoy 18C Indian Summer and it's set to last until Halloween HAIR RAISING I wanted to be cool so I got my eyebrows laminated - now I look like Mr Bean Last month a nine-year-old boy was mauled by a grizzly bear during a hunting trip in Alaska. The boy was freed after a male relative, 41, shot the beast, but he got seriously injured in the attack. Another man was attacked by a grizzly bear in Montana in front of his wife last week. The 51-year-old hunter from Washington state who was charged by the 677-pound bear managed to escape with minor injuries.