The Naval Academy Class of 2028 completed the annual Herndon monument climb in a time of 2:27:31 and are “Plebes no more!” ...

The Herndon Climb, an annual tradition for plebes at the U.S. Naval Academy, is complete, marking a major milestone for the Class of 2028.

The climb coincides with the roughly 14-hour-long Sea Trials and is the true culminating event of their plebe year, the ...

The Naval Academy class of 2028 shouts, Plebes no more! as they take on the Herndon Monument climb. It's a test these ...

Naval Academy Plebes Unite for Herndon Monument Climb Tradition ...

But after two hours, 27 minutes and 31 seconds, the members of the U.S. Naval Academy's Class of 2028 are plebes no more, having completed the climb and replacing the cup atop the obelisk with a cap.

The rain made the annual Herndon Monument Climb even more slippery Wednesday morning. But after two hours, 27 minutes and 31 ...

A lard-covered obelisk is more than a slippery slope for U.S. Naval Academy plebes, who view it as a rite of passage that ...

The Herndon Monument was erected in 1860 in memory of Commander William Lewis Herndon, who went down with his ship, the steamer Central America, in a storm off coast of North Carolina in 1857. The ...

The U.S. Naval Academy's Class of 2028 participated in a time-honored tradition on Wednesday morning, as they worked together ...

The Naval Academy Class of 2028 completed the annual Herndon monument climb in a time of 2:27:31 and are “Plebes no more!” Midshipman 4/C Aug.us Russo, 20, from 20th Company, removes the dixie ...

U.S. Naval Academy plebs participate in a slippery tradition that marks the end of their first year by encouraging them to ...