The climb is part of a tradition for first-year Naval Academy students. Together, they mount a 21-foot obelisk covered in about 200 lbs. of vegetable shortening while they are sprayed with water from hoses.
The climb is part of a tradition for first-year Naval Academy students. Together, they mount a 21-foot obelisk covered in about 200 lbs. of vegetable shortening while they are sprayed with water from hoses.