That's still not what I asked about, is it? People need to stop saying "it's easy for me" when "it" isn't what we were talking about. It's like a compulsion. 5.7% for a mile is still a hill and doing it on foot would put any ideas to the contrary out of anyone's mind. Doing it with a 3-4x mechanical advantage, even with 20% extra weight, proves nothing either about whether it's a hill or about the commenter.
>>> have you ever tried that climb without a few thousand dollars worth of carbon fibre and aluminum to help?
>> I've seen people climb it with some 2-3 decade old 26" MTB and I climbed far more difficult climbs with my 13kg (28lbs) fat bike and my 15kg (33lbs) full suspension trail bike.
> Not what I was asking.
That would be "yes". I don't understand how you think he didn't answer your question.
Edit: unless you mean "have you run/walked up it?" - but I don't understand what the point of that question would be.