Kelep at it and you'll notice a marked improvement with each attempt. Before you know it you'll be upshifting three gears and standing on the pedals to conquer it. There's a steep hill on one of the trails i ride that just last year i would select the easiest gear and spin my legs off for 5 straight minuets. Now I stand on the pedals and i reach the sumit in 2 with energy to spare.