The Herndon Climb : a history of the United States Naval Academy's greatest tradition /
"The subject of the book is the annual Herndon Climb, which is an important and meaningful ritual in Academy culture. Scaling of the heavily greased, 21-foot tall Herndon Monument as a group at the very end of the year for " plebes," or freshmen, marks a major turning point in the liv...
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Annapolis, Maryland :
Naval Institute Press,
[2020]
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Table of Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1 The Height of Glory, Part 1
- 2. Commander Herndon's Monument
- 3. The Snake Dance
- 4. A New World Record
- 5. The Longest Climb
- 6. The Height of Glory, Part 2
- 7. The Pride of the Bianchis
- 8. The Never-Ending Battle
- 9. Second Time's the Charm
- 10. The Height of Glory, Part 3
- 11. Kristen's Story
- 12. It Happened at Herndon
- 13. A Fine Time for a Climb.