Big Gears are the only thing saving me...

This unique perspective show the rear cassette of gears I had installed on my Trek 1500... the chain is on the 30 tooth gear and I'm on the small chain ring on the front gear... It's a 9-speed cassette which means I'm in 2nd gear... of 27 gears.... I'm grinding on 2nd gear at 50 rpm (cadence) on the pedals.... this combo gives me 3.3 MPH.... that's right I'm literally walking my bike up this mountain.... the equipment and the way it's set up is making the difference between can and can't... I'm at 10600' so I've got another 800' of climbing before I get to the high point of the day... Fremont Pass... ain't No Hill for a Stepper!