...What hills we have are short with 15-22% grades. Based on the years where I really made a point to climb as regularly as possible, I know that it does get easier with practice. Not easy; just easier.
Thanks for this Indy - the other day I was riding with a couple of people and one of them told me that "soon and very soon you won't even notice that you are climbing a hill" - all I can say is he has to be a LOT stronger than I!