07 clutch burning? driver or design?

[kennywhy]

Hello residents and occupants of Yaris World.
Anyone elso have this happening with their 5-speed?
I typically park in a multi-level structure where I work. If it's crowded, the drive up to floor 5 or 6 and it can be bumper-to-bumper slow.
First let me say that I can, and have for many years, driven a car with a manual trans. vehicle. I know how to smoothly shift the gears, and take pride in super smooth driving.
When I get stuck slowly going up hill to the upper floors, I find it difficult to mesh the clutch to restart uphill in first gear. Excessive revving seems to be necessary to smoothly get going forward. I now seem to be getting what I'm almost sure is a burning smell from my clutch. (Only when going up hill) I've read about the "friction point" in other postings, and it seems the "grab" might be a bit high on the clutch pedal, though I'm not sure. Maybe that's all it is.
Any comments?
P.S. I love the car otherwise.
Took a recent long highway trip and got almost 42 miles to a gallon.