Naval Academy first-years scaled the greased-up, 21-foot-tall Herndon Monument obelisk to graduate from plebes to fourth ...
The Naval Academy’s Class of 2027 scaled the Herndon Monument in two hours and 19 minutes, marking their transition from ...
Dozens of U.S. Naval Academy freshmen, known as plebes, gathered around a 21-foot-tall obelisk covered in lard Wednesday ...
The Naval Academy Class of 2027 completed the Herndon Monument Climb in a time of 2:19:11. (Paul W. Gillespie/Staff photo) ...
Dozens of U.S. Naval Academy freshmen, known as plebes, gathered around a 21-foot-tall obelisk covered in lard Wednesday ...
Midshipmen of the U.S. Naval Academy's freshmen class successfully climbed the greased 21-foot Herndon Monument in two hours.
U.S. Naval Academy recruits embarked on a slippery climb to the top of a greased obelisk as part of a beloved ritual marking the end of their first year. The class of 2027 banded together beneath ...
U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen in the Class of 2027 are expected to take part in the Herndon Monument Climb early Wednesday ...
It was a tall and slippery climb up the Herndon Monument, but Ben Leisegang did it twice. Balancing precariously on the shoulders of two Naval Academy plebes stacked in a human pyramid at its base ...
FILE – A Midshipman freshman holds a cover near the Herndon Monument during the Herndon Monument Climb at the U.S. Naval Academy, May 22, 2021, in Annapolis, Md. First-year students at the U.S. Naval ...
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — First-year students at the U.S. Naval Academy are taking part in the annual Herndon Monument Climb on Wednesday, a ritual that marks the end of their plebe year and some say ...