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 ...

(Tribune News Service) — 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 ...

Plebes climb the Herndon Monument at the U.S. Naval Academy, Wednesday, May 15, 2024, in Annapolis, Md. Freshmen, known as Plebes, participate in the climb to celebrate finishing their first year at ...

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 tradition dates back to the 1940s and is meant to test ...

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 ...