Austin Statesman Profile of Gene Stouder Jun 30, 2011 By Highpointers Club Posted in Membership The June 25, 2011 Austin Statesman had a profile of Gene Stouder who started highpointing at age 50. The article by Pam LeBlanc is headlined “Stroke can’t keep Gene Stouder from climbing to high point of 49 states.” Gene has done 49 states.