Officials say a man stranded on cliff while hiking in Huntsville has been rescued.

WHNT-TV reports that Huntsville Fire and Rescue crews utilized a rope rescue to lift the hiker off the cliff on Sunday.

Officials say the man was hiking through rocky terrain in the northwest part of the city when he got stuck.

Capt. Frank McKenzie says the man had gotten to a point where he couldn't go any further up or down.

He says the man's cellphone also died when he was calling.

The hiker was not hurt.

McKenzie says that his department spent the summer practicing rope rescues with state troopers for cases like this. This was their first time implementing those drills.