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The Herndon Climb: A History of the United States Naval Academy's Greatest Tradition

The Herndon Climb: A History of the United States Naval Academy's Greatest Tradition

Tomasheski, Scott
McNeal, James

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Technology & EngineeringNaval History

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ISBN10: 1682474380
ISBN13: 9781682474389
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Published: Sep 1 2020
Pages: 248
Weight: 0.55
Height: 0.71 Width: 4.96 Depth: 7.87
Language: English
The Herndon Climb is an important and meaningful ritual in Naval Academy culture. Scaling the heavily greased, 21-foot tall Herndon Monument as a group at the very end of the year for plebes, or freshmen, the Climb marks a major turning point in the lives of all Midshipmen, who are relieved of their low status at the moment they complete the task. The book is culled from interviews with more than fifty subjects, including participants in Climbs over the past six decades, with personal observations from the 2019 and 2018 events. Co-author James McNeal recalls the joyful pride of participating in the Climb as a plebe in 1983, and his experience helps bring vivid detail to the memories and reflections of his fellow Midshipmen. The book also includes a discussion of the career of William Lewis Herndon, whose heroic sacrifice at sea inspired the monument, and also traces the history and development of the modern Climb to its roots in the earliest plebe celebrations.

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