Person

Barry Corbet

Production · 1936–2004 · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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.

• Outward Bound

  Producer

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  Ski The Outer Limits

  Director

• The Incredible Skis

  Cinematography

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  Full Circle

  Self

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  The Moebius Flip

  Director

• The Great Ski Chase

  Director

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  Sentinel - The West Face

  Narrator

• 2023Full CircleSelf
• 1971The Great Ski ChaseDirector
• 1970The Moebius FlipDirector
• 1970Outward BoundProducer
• 1969Ski The Outer LimitsDirector
• 1968The Incredible SkisCinematography
• 1967Sentinel - The West FaceNarrator