AnEnglishmannamedPhilShawinventedextremeironingin1997becausehewasboreddoingironingathome.Extremeironingisaspecialkindofoutdoorsport.Itcombines(使结合)dangerandexcitementwithpracticalironing.Whodoesextremeironing?

AnEnglishmannamedPhilShawinventedextremeironingin1997becausehewasboreddoingironingathome.

Extremeironingisaspecialkindofoutdoorsport.Itcombines(使结合)dangerandexcitementwithpracticalironing.

Whodoesextremeironing?Peopleallovertheworldwholikedangerdoit.Thereareabout1,000peoplearoundtheworldwhodoextremeironing.ThereareextremeironingclubsandgroupsinBritain,Germany,SouthAfrica,NewZealandandtheUnitedStates.Youdon’thavetohaveanyspecialqualifications(资格证明)todoit.Infact,anyonecandoit.However,itisbettertostartironinginyourbackyard(院子)beforeyoustarttoironontopofamountain.

Thereare,ofcourse,somerulesinextremeironing.Theironingmustbeoutdoors.Youmusttakeaniron,anironingboard,andsomethingthatyouactuallyirontogetthewrinklesout.Outdoorsincludesfarawayandunusualplaces,suchasontopofamountain,whileskiing,snowboarding,skydiving,orunderwater.Therearenolimits.Themoreunusualthebetter.However,youshouldplancarefullybecauseweatherconditionscansuddenlychangeonmountains,forexample.Youshouldnotdoextremeironingonyourown.

Whatkindofthingsshouldyouhave?Youmusthavearealiron.Travelironsareacceptable.Youmustnotuseplasticortoyirons.Theclothesyouironmustbeatleastthesizeofahandtowel.Itshouldn’tbejustahandkerchief.Theboarddoesn’thavetobeafull-sizeboard,butthatispreferred.Itmustbeonemetrelongandthirtycentimeterswideandhavelegs.Youmustalsohaveproof(证据)ofironingthatiseitheraphotooravideo,anditshouldshowarecognizablelandmark.Beaware(意识到)thatpeoplehavealreadyironednearthetopofEverest,thehighestmountainintheworld,andintheBlueHoleinEgypt,oneofthemostdangerousplacestodive.However,therearestillmanyrecordstobreak.Ironon!