You got that right! I usually climb it every couple months after I've lost a significant amount of weight. The rest of the time I hit up the old standards of Serrano 1 & 2, Iron Point, Wilson, Elmores, Sophia, Appian, and Aberdeen, as well as Salmon Falls Road and other climbs in the Auburn area.

In fact, here's a glaring example of just how much fat hinders climbing. On the same day I recorded that Beatty descent, I went to EDH and recorded all the climbs I did. I made a video with parts of Appian, Aberdeen, Mormon Island Drive, Beatty, and Elmores.

I'm going pretty damn slow and there's lots of heavy breathing, so be forewarned

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/69379436
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sBed_mVaYo