James Barry Corbet 1936 - 2004

Posted Dec 22, 2004 23:34 UTC (Wed) by barbara (guest, #3014)
Parent article: James Barry Corbet 1936 - 2004

Our condolences to you and your family, Jon.

When my husband and I read your obituary for your father, a memory was
triggered that we had a copy of "Everest, the West Ridge", published by
the Sierra Club in 1963 (the abridged edition) and that somone by the name
of Corbet was on that expedition. Sure enough, it was your Dad. As I
write this comment, my husband is reading the book for the third time. It
gives lots of details of the expedition including your dad's strong backup
support for getting two Americans to the summit.