Herndon Climb
- When:
- May 15, 2024
- Category:
- General Midshipman
- Location:
- Herndon Monument
- Details:
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The annual Herndon Monument Climb for the Class of 2027 will be held Wednesday, May 15. Livestream coverage will begin at 7:30am.
The Herndon Climb has long been seen as a milestone event for fourth class midshipmen (freshmen or “plebes”) at the Naval Academy. Demonstrating the teamwork and perseverance they have learned during their first year at the academy, the plebes build a human pyramid to remove the “dixie cup” cover (hat) at the top of the vegetable shortening-covered monument and replace it with an upperclassman’s cover. After successfully completing the Herndon Climb, the freshmen are no longer called plebes but “fourth class midshipmen.”
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