Then followed years of Himalayan trekking and rock climbing.
Eight years ago he fell out of a tree climbing after his 4-year-old son and broke his neck.
To be sure, the average age of a Facebook user is climbing, to 38 years old last year, from 33 years old in 2009.
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But if the Welshman, whose record is now 18-5-1, does manage to recapture the form and desire of three years ago, do not bet against him swiftly climbing the rankings towards the crown he once wore.
But as a relatively junior member of a minority party in Congress, he may have years ahead of him asking questions in committees, burnishing his voting record, climbing up the pecking order, and hoping for a political swing that will put his party in the majority.
However, the good news is that the FDIC expects the number of failed banks to peak this year after climbing steadily for three years.
The two former champions fell back on years of experience to navigate the tough, windy conditions Friday at Augusta National, climbing steadily up the leaderboard as many of their younger, stronger rivals lost their grip headed in the opposite direction.
Meanwhile, the 17-nation eurozone's unemployment rate has reached the highest level since the creation of the common currency 13 years ago, according to official figures released Friday, climbing to 11% in April as employers slashed 110, 000 jobs.
Indeed, the current-account deficit has carried on climbing these past few years, even though the greenback has been weakening for most of the time.
Todd Burleson, president of the guiding company Alpine Ascents International, says aspiring guides should spend three or four years climbing on their own, learning the ropes through friends or through a school.
Ken Gutman spent 22 years at Sign-A-Rama, a West Palm Beach, Fla. franchisor of business-sign shops, climbing from store manager to chief operating officer of the 1, 300-unit chain.
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