and does he expect the cat to just hold on, while they climb back down......
I think the idea is to put the cat in that yellow grunt bag and lower it by the rope you see dangling at his feet.
If the cat did get into something hot, it would most likely be knocked off the pole, just like so many squirrels that get fried. If not, then the recloser would operate and someone would have to clean the carcass off and make the line back hot.
