Ironing as an Extreme Sport

Ironing as an Extreme Sport

Top of Mind with Julie Rose - Season 1, Episode 947 , Segment 2

Election Security, Extreme Ironing, Unsavory Truth, Jury Reform in LA

Episode: Election Security, Extreme Ironing, Unsavory Truth, Jury Reform in LA

  • Nov 20, 2018 10:00 pm
  • 11:30 mins

Guest: Jack Nichols, Photographer and Extreme Ironing Record Holder Perched on the edge of a waterfall, dangling upside down on a climbing wall, straddling a tree trunk thirty feet up – there has to be an easier way to get your shirt pressed. But “extreme ironing” isn’t just about getting the wrinkles out. It’s about the challenge – and the great photo opp. Photographer Jack Nichols specializes in stunning capturing hard-to-reach landscapes and he usually brings an iron along, too. He’s got the North American record for lowest-elevation extreme ironing.