The Great Wallendas 1966 7-Man Pyramid.

[TheCartagena4]

What guts...I wouldn't try that if you paid me millions. lollllll

[chestnutsev7]

does anyone know if jana schepp is still alive?

[cashman156]

Amazing skills !!

[4396351]

Such a great art and great family!!!!

[nbmurry]

32 years ago today Karl Wallenda fell to his unfortunate death from the highwire connected between the two towers of the Condado Plaza Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico. R.I.P. Karl

[meq911]

I was there that night and was watching them when they fell. I was 7 years old i guess.

[dancinfitz28]

The only woman in this act who wasn't related is my mother, Fontaine Kinkead. I would love anyone who has pictures or information about her during this fabulous time to please contact me. I have hardly any info about this and would love someone to share. Thank you and God Bless The Great Wallendas!

[kginsa]

The comment in the end about the troupe "saving themselves" while falling by "catching" the wire is not entirely true. Two people died in that fall and one became a parapalegic. Jana Schepp and Karl Wallenda both sustained substantial injuries.

[TWallenda]

Jana suffered from a mild concussion and retired to her homeland of Germany; Karl suffered a cracked pelvis and double hernia, performing the next evening. The fall where the Wallendas saved themselves was in the 30's when the wire loosened during a performance. All the Wallendas were able to catch the wire with minor bruises. A reporter wrote that "the Wallendas were so graceful in falling that they seemed to be flying' which brought about the title 'The Flying Wallendas'. Tino Wallenda

[edmundhall]

Is the young man Gene Mendez?

[TWallenda]

No, Gene was with the troupe in the early and mid 50's. By this time he was already in Europe with his partner, Joe Seitz (also formerly with the Wallenda Troupe).

Tino Wallenda

[edelaney3]

Hi, any idea where this footage came from? Was it a tv show or newsreel? Was it shot in Sarasota? It's simply amazing!

[mimiburnsband]

WOW! DANG!!!! Holy Toledo!!!!

[abernste]

Where is a video of the famous Detroit fall in 1962?

[SB9P4]

CREAZY

[jordanbob88]

to bad they are all dead because of tight rope accedents

[webboffin]

How can it be called 7 man when I see a woman on a chair?

[maulsl]

The word "man", can also be used generally to refer to Men and Woman - in this case its not being used literally. Its easier to say 7 man pyramid instead of 6 men and one woman pyramid.

[kevintpatton]

It's the actual term used in circus programs of the time. It's "historical."

[YoungFamilyUSA]

WHERE DID YOU FIND THIS VIDEO?

[jcvillaruz08]

Wow! That's Breathtaking!

Godbless the Wallendas..

[00tonytone]

en Puerto rico en 1978 fue el unico que se mato

[xoriginalbutterflyx]

wow why would anybody do this...

[PEDRO198323]

Buen video.Increible lo que hacen.

[montrealflickers]

Me alegra que haya disfrutado viendo el vídeo

[all4pharlap]

Have you seen karl wallenda in real life??

the one that fell in 1978