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Jean-Michel Casanova, a rock climber from France scaled the 172-meter-tall metal elevator frame in Zhangjiajie, a scenic spot in central China's Hunan Province, on May 18.

Casanova climbed the structure in 68 minutes equipped with only hiking shoes and a waist pack containing climbing chalk. The structure is the highest outdoor sightseeing elevator in the world.

Casanova was a stunt double for the flim Iron Man 3.