The Flying Wallendas

As far back as 1780 the Wallenda family was performing as a traveling circus troupe. The Flying Wallendas were headliners on the high-wire with Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus during much of the 1930s and 1940s. Today, the extended family of daredevils is known for tightrope tricks and ‘skywalking’ feats over places like Niagara Falls and the Grand Canyon.