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

Freshmen at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis tackled the slippery Herndon Monument on Wednesday, marking the end of their gruelling first year, known as “plebe year.” In a tradition steeped ...

A sky show unlike any other comes to Annapolis, Maryland, this week as the U.S. Navy Blue Angels honor the 2025 Naval Academy ...

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 ...

The Class of 2027 completed the challenge in 2 hours and 32 minutes, cementing their place in academy tradition.

Known as plebes throughout their first year, the students earn the title of fourth-class midshipmen after completing the climb. The Class of 2027 completed the challenge in 2 hours and 32 minutes, ...