Navy school freshmen attempt annual greased climb

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2 年前

STORY: Location: Annapolis, Maryland

This is the Navy’s annual Herndon Monument Climb

Freshmen form a human pyramid around the 21-foot granite obelisk

which is greased with a thick layer of vegetable shortening

They work together to replace the underclassman’s hat atop the monument

with an upperclassman’s hat

After successfully completing the climb

the freshmen are no longer called “plebes”

but “fourth class midshipmen”