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And the previous question concerning your gearing warrants repeating. If your cassette is only 23-25 tooth with say a 52 chainring you are already working too hard. Not knowing what type of groupset you have, I imagine it is highly likely you could change the cassette to make life a bit easier.
I avoided hills for about two years as I was simply a terrible climber, my bike was not set up for climbing and I wasn’t in climbing condition. I now look forward to a good vertical challenge as I can climb most anything (perhaps slowly) I’m 62 and am cycling stronger than ever doing centuries and double metrics with not much stress. You can do it, just be patient and persistent.