Boy, 12, stranded 150ft up the Little Orme, Llandudno.
The boy and his dad had been trying to make their way up the face of the headland when the ground became unstable to walk on.
As a result the boy was unable to continue.
Llandudno coastguard’s specialist rope team, with support from colleagues in Penmon, Anglesey went to the boy’s assistance and performed a “tactical rescue” which involved staking lines at the top and lowering down via rope to the stranded youth.
The boy’s father was able to make his way to the foot of the hill by himself and neither were injured.
The coastguard teams were supported by Llandudno RNLI’s inshore lifeboat, which was called at 3.20pm, and the boy was successfully taken down in a harness by rescuers during a 90-minute operation.
Coastguard officer Rory Howell said: “We always urge the public not to attempt to climb up or down cliffs unless properly equipped to do so.
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