Originally Posted by stevegor
A bit scary about not pulling back on Dahons' bars, heck, how do you climb a mountain without doing some of that?
Sit & spin.
Basically, instead of standing in the saddle, you stay in the saddle, go to a low gear and spin at your regular cadence. When using this method, you relax your hands and upper body, as the typical "holding on for dear life" when climbing is unnecessary, wastes energy and might slightly affect your breathing. (This is how I usually climb anyway btw.)
Actual frame failure is pretty rare though, especially if you don't put too much strain on the handlepost on a regular basis.