The Naval Academy Class of 2023 is jubilant after placing the upperclassman’s hat on the tip of the Herndon Monument. At 3 hours and 39 seconds into the Herndon Monument Climb at the Naval Academy, ...

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, ...

Freshman Augustus Russo prepares to knock off the "dixie cup" and replace it with an upperclassman's hat to complete the climb. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI (Bonnie Cash/UPI) Naval Academy freshmen work ...

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. — The tradition of the Herndon Monument Climb continues as a new class of plebes from the Naval Academy will work together to get to the top of the monument greased with vegetable ...

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 Herndon ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Plebes no more!” A tradition that's been going strong for 66 years continues Wednesday. Plebs will work together to climb to the ...