In reply to manicpb:
Couple of things you may want to consider:
- Walking poles, I don't generally use them but they were a god send for both up and downhill
- Make sure you have a decent cover (we had the LittleLife one which is a full enclosure (little one is effectively in a tent)) as wind was a big issue
- Change their nappy before you get them in (forgot this one time only have to unbundle them 30 mins later, which takes quite a time)
- Ensure your route has some get out/turn back points and you evaluate situation at each of them (we turned back near top of Helvelyn on one occasion as it was getting late and knew it would take longer to decend)
- Plan for them not to be in the carrier all day (e.g. at 10 months you will need to get them out and let them wriggle about etc throughout the day) and better to do a shorter walk and them enjoy it than have them screaming for the last 2 hours to get back to the car
- Take two complete changes of clothes....accidents do and will happen!
- Have a range of food ready (depending on stage you are at) with stuff you can feed them whilst in an out of the carrier
- Watch out for trees and low branches in the valleys.....came close to clonking my eldest
- Have a practice at home to get a feel of how it feels having that weight on your back (also other person will end up carrying more than normal) also chance for little one to get use to it.
- Enjoy! Both our ours loved being in their and seeing the world!
This is based on a having walked with two lots of 8 - 12 month olds in a carrier.
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