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

by James R. McNeal and Scott Tomasheski

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1682474380
• ISBN13: 9781682474389
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.9" x 7.9"