A free climber who called 911 after becoming stranded on a Georgia cliff face was rescued Tuesday by a firefighter who rappelled down to reach him.

The climber, who hasn’t been identified by authorities, was stuck on the west face of Mount Yonah, a 3,166-foot mountain ridge in the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest in North Georgia.

According to White County Public Safety officials, the man called 911 at around 7 p.m. to report that he was unable to safely climb up or down the mountain.

Authorities used a drone to locate the man, who was standing on a 20″ by 20″ ledge approximately 260 feet up the mountain.

White County firefighter Will Roper…

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