
Barry Corbet
Personal Info
Known for
Production
Gender
Male
Birthday
1936-08-01
Day of Death
2004-12-18 (68 years old)
Place of Birth
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Barry Corbet
Biography
Unbeknownst to the rest of the skiing world, the namesake of Corbet’s Couloir, Barry Corbet, had been shaping Trevor’s path since the day he was hurt. An intrepid skier, mountaineer, explorer, filmmaker, and Jackson Hole legend, Barry broke his back in a helicopter crash in 1968.
Frustrated by a pre-ADA culture that did not accept or support the disabled, and unable to pursue the outdoor lifestyle he loved without access to modern equipment, Barry reinvented himself. In the years after his spinal cord injury, he became a seminal leader in the disability community.
Barry wrote books, edited magazines, made films, and became a community leader at Craig Hospital in Denver. Despite his monumental contributions both to mountaineering and to the disabled community, Barry’s story has been untold until now, lost to the shuffle of time.
Known For
Acting
(2023)
Full Circle
as Self
(1967)
Sentinel: The West Face
as Narrator
Crew
(2023)
Full Circle
Book
(1971)
The Great Ski Chase
Director
(1970)
The Moebius Flip
Director, Producer
(1970)
Outward Bound
Producer, Director
(1969)
Ski The Outer Limits
Director, Producer
(1968)
The Incredible Skis
Editor, Cinematography, Writer
(1967)
Sentinel: The West Face
Editor, Writer