10 Jan 08 Bailong Elevator, China

Talk about daunting.

This controversial 326 metre high elevator takes you up the side of one of the many enormous cliffs in zhangjiajie, China – the lower 1/3 running from a cavern through the rock, the top 2/3 rising outside to the summit – and is the highest and heaviest outdoor elevator in the world.

The elevator has an uncertain future due to the potential harm caused to the surrounding landscape

Tags: landscape, outdoor elevator, summit, uncertain future, zhangjiajie china