Herndon Climb 2022
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Nick McGowan of Sioux City Iowa celebrates after successfully placing an upperclassman's hat atop the Herndon Monument. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
Herndon Climb 2022
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After 3 hours, 36 minutes and 58 seconds, Nick McGowan tossed a cap on top of the Herndon Monument completing the Naval Academy's annual tradition. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
Herndon Climb at the United States Naval Academy
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Nick McGowan, of Sioux City, I.A., celebrates placing the hat on the Herndon Monument during the Herndon Monument Climb at the United States Naval Academy. (Vincent Alban/Baltimore Sun)
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Plebes celebrate after the competition of the Herndon Monument Climb at the United States Naval Academy. (Vincent Alban/Baltimore Sun)
Herndon Climb at the United States Naval Academy
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Plebes celebrate after the competition of the Herndon Monument Climb at the United States Naval Academy. (Vincent Alban/Baltimore Sun)
Herndon Climb at the United States Naval Academy
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A pile of T-shirts is seen at the base of the Herndon Monument after the Herndon Monument Climb at the United States Naval Academy. (Vincent Alban/Baltimore Sun)
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Plebes struggle to climb to the top of the Herndon Monument as part of the Naval Academy's annual tradition. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
Herndon Monument climb
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Members of the fourth class (freshmen or “plebes”) climb the 21-foot obelisk to retrieve a white plebe “dixie cup” (hat) on the top and replace it with an upperclassman’s cover (hat). (Jerry Jackson)
Herndon Climb 2022
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Faces of pain and determination are abundant during the struggle to climb to the top of the Herndon Monument as part of the Naval Academy's annual tradition. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
Herndon Climb 2022
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Faces of pain and determination are abundant during the struggle to climb to the top of the Herndon Monument as part of the Naval Academy's annual tradition. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
Herndon Climb 2022
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Plebes struggle to climb to the top of the Herndon Monument as part of the Naval Academy's annual tradition. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
Herndon Climb 2022
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Plebes struggle to climb to the top of the Herndon Monument as part of the Naval Academy's annual tradition. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
Herndon Climb 2022
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Plebes struggle to climb to the top of the Herndon Monument as part of the Naval Academy's annual tradition. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
Herndon Climb 2022
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Plebes struggle to climb to the top of the Herndon Monument as part of the Naval Academy's annual tradition. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
Herndon Climb 2022
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Plebes fall as the human tower gives way during Moday’s Herndon Monument Climb. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
Herndon Climb 2022
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Plebes struggle to climb to the top of the Herndon Monument as part of the Naval Academy's annual tradition. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
Herndon Climb 2022
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Plebes fall as the human tower gives way during Moday’s Herndon Monument Climb. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
Herndon Climb 2022
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Plebes struggle to climb to the top of the Herndon Monument as part of the Naval Academy's annual tradition. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
Herndon Climb 2022
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Faces of pain and determination are abundant during the struggle to climb to the top of the Herndon Monument as part of the Naval Academy's annual tradition. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
Herndon Climb 2022
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Plebes struggle to climb to the top of the Herndon Monument as part of the Naval Academy's annual tradition. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
Herndon Climb 2022
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A plebe falls after slipping atop the human tower during Moday’s Herndon Monument Climb. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
Herndon Climb 2022
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Plebes fall as the human tower gives way during Moday’s Herndon Monument Climb. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
Herndon Climb 2022
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Plebes struggle to climb to the top of the Herndon Monument as part of the Naval Academy's annual tradition. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
Herndon Climb 2022
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Plebes struggle to climb to the top of the Herndon Monument as part of the Naval Academy's annual tradition. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
Herndon Climb at the United States Naval Academy
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Plebes participate in the Herndon Monument Climb at the United States Naval Academy. (Vincent Alban/Baltimore Sun)
Herndon Climb at the United States Naval Academy
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Troy Boland, a Plebe, poses for a portrait during the Herndon Monument Climb. (Vincent Alban/Baltimore Sun)
Herndon Climb at the United States Naval Academy
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The legs of Plebes are seen during the Herndon Monument Climb at the United States Naval Academy. (Vincent Alban/Baltimore Sun)
Herndon Climb at the United States Naval Academy
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Plebes participate in the Herndon Monument Climb at the United States Naval Academy. (Vincent Alban/Baltimore Sun)
Herndon Climb at the United States Naval Academy
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Plebes participate in the Herndon Monument Climb. (Vincent Alban/Baltimore Sun)
Herndon Climb 2022
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Plebes sprint to start the Herndon Monument Climb Monday morning. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
Top of the Herndon Monument
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The Dixie cup on top of the Herndon Monument as plebes get ready to climb it. (Jerry Jackson)
Herndon Climb 2022
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Messages are written into the 200 pounds of vegetable shortening used to coat the Herndon Monument for the rite of passage climb Monday morning. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
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Naval Academy superintendent Vice Adm. Sean Buck fires up the plebes as they prepare to take on the Herndon Monument climb Monday morning. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
Herndon Climb at the United States Naval Academy
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Rising Second Class Midshipmen watch the Herndon Climb at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, M.D. May 23, 2022. (Vincent Alban/Baltimore Sun)
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