Irion’s passion for adventure has encompassed the full gamut.  He has traveled to over 60 countries throughout the world.  His exploits include climbing in China as part of the Mount Everest Expedition in 1987 to Indy Car Racing, to skydiving throughout some of Arizona’s best jump sites.  In 1988, Irion completed an intensive week-long course in Hall Wall Mountain Rappelling conducted in the Bavarian Alps.

Irion continues to embrace living on the edge.  He has experienced scuba diving across the globe; he had seen the underwater world from California, to Mexico, Costa Rica, South China Sea, off the island of Phuket in Thailand, Bali, Rio De Janeiro and in Subic Bay of the Philippines. 

Irion participated annually in the American Continental 10k run from 1986 to 1993.

Irion’s philanthropic endeavors have included being a founding principal in Phoenix Social Venture Partners, the founder of his own children's dictionary program and a past director of the Lions Sight and Hearing Foundation.  Irion has donated 1,000 children’s dictionaries annually to local underprivileged children. Each year he personally selects the schools and classrooms for distribution. These dictionaries are for the children to keep and take home – it is a basic learning tool that has impacted many young lives.

In addition, Irion has participated in a number of Lions sponsored medical missions abroad for cataract surgeries.

As part of Irion's ongoing philanthropic activities, he will be donating all of the net proceeds of his Hell book series to victims of fraud.

Irion has been active in the political arena serving as Republican Precinct Committeeman for Mercer Maricopa County, Arizona from 1999-2004.  In addition, Irion has volunteered for various committees in District 11 in Phoenix Arizona.  Irion has actively participated in local and national campaigns for Republican candidates including Arizona Senator Jon Kyl, Arizona Senator John McCain, and former Governor Jane Hull.   

Today, Irion lives in Paradise Valley with his wife Rose Marie, who he met in Osaka Japan at a world trade conference and their beautiful daughter Chriselle.