Herndon Monument Climb - Shirtless Navy Cadets Class Of 2018

I love this tradition, and I post the video every year.

U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen from the Class of 2018 conquered the final hurdle of their freshman year during the annual Herndon Monument climb May 18.

Every year, the roughly 1,000 members of the U.S. Naval Academy's plebe class form a human pyramid around the 21-foot tall Herndon Monument to replace a plebe hat, or "dixie cup," that upperclassmen have placed on the top of the obelisk and with the midshipmen cover.

Midshipman 4th Class Javarri Beachum, from Port St. Joe, Fla., reached the top and replaced the cover in 1:38:36, the fastest time since 2013.

I  know no one wants to see shirtless, sweaty, cadets climbing on each other and all that.

But if you did, watch the video below :)