Barry Corbet

Personal Info

Known For Producer

Gender Male

Birthday 1936-08-01

Deathday 2004-12-18 (68 years old)

Place of Birth Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Also Known As James Barry Corbet

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

Producer

1970
The Moebius Flip

as Producer

1970
Outward Bound

as Producer

1969

Writer

2023
Full Circle

as Book

1968

Editor

1968

Director

1970
The Moebius Flip

as Director

1969

Actor

2023
Full Circle

as Self

1967

Crew

1968
The Incredible Skis

as Cinematography