Come on, Geoff!
Get yourself a Baby Bjorn carrier, or backpack carrier, and you're good to go.
- I certainly hiked about quite a bit w my little lad.
Mind you, if backpack carrier, beware of going under low bamboo that's only just above your head, but not necessarily the little one's... ...
Should be able to start accumulating a good list, even before proper walking.
Thought I'd add a couple of these hideous and annoying emoticon things, just for the heck of it.