Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 40,863
Likes: 3,116
From: Sacramento, California, USA
Bikes: Specialized Tarmac, Canyon Exceed, Specialized Transition, Ellsworth Roots, Ridley Excalibur
My two cents (er, pence for our British friends): There's no right way to get up a hill. Sit down, stand up, fight fight fight. I'm 53 and 174 lbs /78.9kg(sorry I have no idea how many stones that is) so I'm neither young nor particularly light, but I will still stand on short, sharp hills like you describe. If it works for you, great.