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SCALING a gargantuan mountain sits the world’s tallest and fastest elevator – decked out with glass walls for fearless tourists. Standing over 1,000 feet tall, heart-stopping footage shows just how ...

Towering more than 300 metres (1,000 feet) up the cliff face that inspired the landscape for the blockbuster movie "Avatar", the world's highest outdoor lift whisks brave tourists to breathtaking ...

Presenting the Bailong Elevator – the tallest outdoor lift in the world. The Bailong Elevator sits in a mountain range in China’s Hunan Province. It can carry 50 people up the 1,070 foot (330m) ...

The picture shows an aerial view of the Bailong elevators in Zhangjiajie, China's Hunan province. Towering more than 300 metres (1,000 feet) up the cliff face that inspired the landscape for the ...

Towering more than 300 metres (1,000 feet) up the cliff face that inspired the landscape for the blockbuster movie "Avatar", the world's highest outdoor lift whisks brave tourists to breathtaking ...

This is the Bailong Elevator, the longest AND fastest outdoor elevator in the world! This 326 meter (1069') tall glass elevator is built into the mountain, and shoots you to the top at 3 meters (9 ...