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As others have said, technique is huge for this kind of thing.
Get low and forward, while seated. I drop my chest right down and almost hang off the bars. This helps me keep traction through the rear wheel, while also keeping the front down.
You need to time burst of power to get over technical sections and recover in the middle.
Ride in as hard a gear as possible. Too spiny makes the front come up and you can't be as smooth.
Practice. Identify a climb you find hard - try and get further up each time. I can still remember every twist, rock and loose section of a bastard bit on my local hill. Even when doing it every weekend it was 50/50 whether I'd get over it.