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 Monument was erected in 1860 in memory of Commander William Lewis Herndon, who went down with his ship, the ...

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

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

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.

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

Naval Academy freshmen work together to complete the annual Herndon Monument climb at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md ...

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

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

But one thing hasn’t changed: Families from across the country still showed up to see their children risk concussion to mount ...

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 changes them into midshipmen.