In a manual car, why does going switching down gears make it easier/possible to to uphills?

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In a manual car, why does going switching down gears make it easier/possible to to uphills?

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Gear ratios. Low speed = high torque and high speed = low torque. To get up a hill you need more torque. Lower gears dont turn as fast so they are lower speed

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