RIGBY, Idaho — Idaho is known for its mountains.
If one was asked what the tallest mountain is in Idaho, they might be able to say Mt. Borah and how it's more than 12,000 feet above sea level.
One might also be able to say there are eight other peaks in Idaho above that elevation.
Many people have climbed all of them, but did you know there are 115 Idaho mountain peaks that are taller than 11,000 feet and only a few people have scaled all of those.
Adventure seekers call them 11ers and Jason Lee Nipper has scaled all of them in just 3 years, 3 months and 15 days.
"When the pandemic was going on, I wanted to get into the outdoors and so I started hiking around east Idaho here and did the Table Mountain hike in Wyoming and that was my first peak," said Jason Lee Nipper.
After that, his climbing peaked. Jason Lee started big, hiking all nine of Idaho's 12,000 foot mountain peaks.
But the craving for adventure kept climbing, so it was time to take on the 11ers.
He said among the hardest to ascend was True Grit Peak.
"It was tough but it only pertains to the last 150 feet," he said. "That's where it's vertical, the rocks are sliding under you, so yeah it made it the most difficult."
Dave Pahlas is an avid Hiker and keeps a running list on his website called Idaho Alpine Zone.
The list consists of the people who have accomplished this feat over the last few years.
Jason Lee is number 15.
"This wouldn't have ever been possible without the mountaineering pioneers before me," he said. "I was literally able to walk in their footsteps and follow that maps of where they hiked."
When you ask what kept him driven to finish the feat?
"I did 24 years in the military, so goals were always a big thing there and so I needed something to keep me in that mindset," he said.
Jason Lee may be retired, but he plans to keep ascending to new heights.
"There is 362 10,000 foot peaks, so I am going to take on that endeavor," he said. "That will take me about 5 or 6 years I am projecting."
Jason Lee also takes other veterans out hiking as part of the Idaho Backcountry Veterans Group.
He said it's key in helping with mental health and keeping active.