Around 1,175 underclassmen banded together under rainy skies on Wednesday to mark the end of their first year at the ...
Naval Academy first-years scaled the greased-up, 21-foot-tall Herndon Monument obelisk to graduate from plebes to fourth ...
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.
The Naval Academy’s Class of 2027 scaled the Herndon Monument in two hours and 19 minutes, marking their transition from ...
The Naval Academy Class of 2027 completed the Herndon Monument Climb in a time of 2:19:11. (Paul W. Gillespie/Staff photo) ...
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 ...
The U.S. Naval Academy’s Commissioning Week, which concludes with graduation on Friday, is full of traditions, some borne by ...
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 ...
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — It took Naval Academy plebes two hours, 19 minutes and 11 seconds Wednesday to accomplish the ultimate in upward mobility: scaling a greased obelisk and swapping out a cup with ...
Dozens of U.S. Naval Academy freshmen, known as plebes, gathered around a 21-foot-tall obelisk covered in lard Wednesday ...