+1

I started cycling about 11 months ago. On my first ride I had to walk up a hill. There were other rides where I was panting like a rabid dog climbing up. I just kept doing those hills and started looking for harder hills. Plus I trained pretty hard all winter with strength and fitness intervals on the trainer as well as vitual hill climb courses. In the last week I've been able to get out again and hit some of those same hills. They were cake. My heart rate barley spiked into the aerobic zone (it was a recovery ride) and they were really quite easy. Oh and no granny gear used either...

It's funny, even my visual perspectie has changed. Hills that used to "look" steep now don't. Interesting...

Just keep at it. It will come!

Oh...PS. If you keep riding you will likely lose weight. That makes it a lot easier to get up the hills to. I'm pulling about 35 pounds less up the hills than I was 11 months ago on top of increased power and fitness.