Naval plebes celebrated the end of their first year with a greasy climb. Midshipmen of the U.S. Naval Academy's freshman class continued their hefty tradition of climbing the greased 21-foot ...
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 ...