Day 3237 – A Must Add To Your Bucket List – The Herndon Climb

Posted on May 22, 2018 by 365 days of marriage

Yesterday, I witnessed the Herndon Climb for the third year in a row. I highly recommend adding this yearly tradition to your bucket list.

The short story is “the plebes (first year students at the academy) all work together to climb the greased monument and replace a plebe “dixie-cup hat” on top with a combination cover. This is the official end of the plebe year.” (check out the full Wiki page for more info).

I’m lucky to work for someone who lives a block away from the Naval Academy, so it’s easy to pop over during our workday. This year, I mentioned wanting to catch the start. Typically, we head over about an hour into the attempt and we only have to wait about 15-45 minutes to catch them get the cover on the top. While I am happy to say I finally watched a full attempt, it’s not something I’ll want to repeat, unless I get a spot in the shade. Unfortunately, I subjected my poor self to 2 hours of straight sun and I have the nasty sunburn to prove it. We could have moved out of the sun, but we had scored a really great spot right next to the media platform and had a really great view.

I took some video myself, but this is a great little snippet of the whole thing.

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Day 2873 – The 2017 Herndon Climb

Posted on May 23, 2017 by 365 days of marriage

One of the immense benefits of working in downtown Annapolis about once a week is that I am within walking distance of the United States Naval Academy and am able to walk over and watch the Herndon Climb. Last year was so much fun with my client, Lori, that we of course went again. We found a good spot to watch, and started chatting with the family next to us. They kept calling out for Joe. As it turned out, the plebe that topped the hat was none other than Joe! It was SO awesome to share the joy with them. Lori and I were crying and laughing and jumping up and down. This is a really amazing event and I highly recommend you check it out if you’re in town. Way to go Joe!