I’m really surprised by many of these responses.
Just curious, the people saying not to accelerate, did you take driving class? It’s just a couple of mph more for a few seconds. I don’t mean that as a put down, I’m generally interested if you took class and it wasn’t taught to you.
“Initially, you want to gain some speed while approaching a steep incline. Extra speed will help push your car up the hill and make it easier for it to maintain acceleration.”
Source: https://www.aamcocolorado.com/transmission-uphill-driving/
Other hill-driving things that were taught to me are to ease up on the gas as you approach the top/crest to be ready to brake, because you can’t see over the top of the hill.
To be able to see the wheels of the car in front of you when stopped, ESPECIALLY when stopped on a hill, because the car in front might roll back, something most Americans are completely clueless about. Luckily, newer manual cars have a stop that helps prevent the car from rolling back. It also gives you room even on flat ground to get around the car in front of you if the car for some reason isn’t moving when it should.