The Great Wallendas 1966 7-Man Pyramid.

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

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!

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.

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

Is the young man Gene Mendez?

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

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

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

CREAZY

to bad they are all dead because of tight rope accedents