Sounds like time for the Lake Eight'en Tour.
Fun fact: Got this thing up the Rickenbacker Causeway's William Lehman Bridge in first without ever standing out of the saddle. No slippage either.
Downhill over the other side is the only time I've ever maxed out 8th gear. From 21.9 to 91.7 gear inches after cresting the hill. Probably doesn't sound like much to anyone in remotely hilly terrain, but it's something down here, especially on a Raleigh Sports.
-Kurt