Originally Posted by
ElJamoquio
Your legs will burn. That is a given.
Try to keep your cadence up, though, and you will improve more and cause less damage, both short and long term, to your legs.
Your cadence should be ~80 RPM and up for everything but the steepest climbs, IMNSHO.
What he said. Plus climbing at a high cadence will mean less likely to injur your knees.
But your legs will burn. Remember the old adage: It never gets easier, you just get faster