I am about 170 lb so definitely not like my 130 lb friend who climbs like a mountain goat.

I tend to prefer a little higher climbing cadence than many so I actually changed the gearing on my Roubaix a couple of years ago when I was getting ready for the Markleeville Death Ride. I have a 52-39-30 triple and put on an 12-30 cassette. Didn't need the small gear on this climb but there were times when I climbed Ebbett's pass in CA and rode the Rist Canyon Road in CO that I was glad I had that low gear. Evans is a pretty steady 6% or so but when you get close to the top it felt more like about 10% to me.