Mike, you make some interesting observations seeing things from the professional side. I never saw anyone working on the lines so I have no idea how they accessed them. As you say, the outer wires would have been a challenge to access. The ‘twisted’ are just a parallax issue. From the same spot looking to the right the wires (horizontally opposed on the wooden gantry) lead onto vertical poles. The gantry is merely a distribution structure to the adjacent pole route

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As to the lack of protection on the gantry, maybe the Russians allow their gene pool to purify itself naturally and those left of a wiser disposition are not tempted to climb it!

[EDITED to say]:

Thanks for editing all those phographs in the first section Mike and for inserting the above picture - much appreciated.


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