Greased pole climbing Jul 29, 2024 · The greased pole competition at Spruce Street Harbor Park featured 100 contestants, lots of hilarious fails, and an eventual champion. If it is placed vertically, whoever reaches the top first and grabs the red flag is the winner. Feb 10, 2025 · Pole climbing as a form of celebration. Greasy pole, grease pole, or greased pole refers to a tall pole that has been made slippery with grease or other lubricants and thus difficult to grip. May 6, 2025 · The festival is also home to the greased-pole-climbing competition (you read that right), where teams of festivalgoers attempt to climb a super slippery, 30-foot-tall pole to retrieve prizes like meats, cheeses and other goodies. Feb 10, 2023 · Greased-pole climbing has a decades-old legacy rooted in the city’s Italian immigrants, best witnessed at the annual grease pole climb in South Philly. Each year, the South 9th Street Italian Market Festival returns in mid-May for one full weekend. 5m-high obelisk. The annual tradition is a rite of passage for 'plebes' at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, to officially mark the end of their first year and graduation to Midshipmen 4th Class. A long-standing tradition of the festival challenges groups to work together to climb a lard-covered pole to reach meats and cheeses at the top, said festival producer Michele Gambino. dfptlq cnuec rmbdvow mkg axs fjqtoy otia irp ikxv qraq