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Naval Academy students battle grease and gravity in annual obelisk climb
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1:02Now PlayingFirst year students at the U.S. Naval Academy in Maryland scaled the greased up Herndon Monument on Wednesday in an annual tradition.
The 2029 graduating class completed the climb in 2 hours and 17 minutes, according to local news outlets.
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