Beautiful scenic photography Becca, and nice editing work. I really appreciate you guys doing all these hike, it certainly saves me the effort, and it's more fun going along with you anyway. Ha ha, Tee shirts and snow.
That was great! I hope that when he's all grown up, the little guy remembers at least glimpses of the time his parents took him to the top of a mountain, and down again. A very enjoyable video... just like being there!
Crazy props taking your little man all that way! Two suggestions for the next hike: - Dehydrated food - Hiking poles for walking down the slippery slopes.
Thanks, He didn't complain much being in the carrier for so long, he didn't like being put into it initially, but once he was strapped in he calmed down.
What an epic hike, and so awesome having such an accessible mountain experience. Carpark about 760m altitude, up to the hut at 1800m,so 1km vertical, with a baby! You definitely got the perfect weather conditions too. Well done
Wow Becca. In my dreams sadly but what an amazing experience for you to have had. I'm certainly hoping to be able to walk the Hooker Valley track when we are back so at least there's that for this old girl :)
Hat's off to both of you, but especially Billy with his 'extra' cargo. We definitely live in a beautiful country. Department of Conservation and the National Parks do an awesome job providing these facilities (huts etc) and maintaining the tracks.
Haha not sure the other campers would appreciate that. Also we didn’t have any other backs available to hike it up 😂 But maybe! Billy’s always saying he wants to try his hand at composing.
@@Becca.Loveless nothing exciting I'm afraid,just toast with NZ Marmite which I get sent over to the UK,the Marmite over here is not the same! Look forward to more adventures,you've got a taster of the south,hopefully you can get down there again to explore more of it.
Good effort! This is our favourite hut! We go every time we're in the South Island. Our first year we had to turn back because the weather got bad. The second year, we had to try again :) It was quite the climb, but we made it! It was so worth the effort. We had 3 kids at the time, one of which we carried. The next time we went down to the south island, we had baby #4. Our kids really wanted to go back to the hut, so we did. I think they really like to play in the snow up there. Be sure to check out the Hooker Hut. It's such a cute little hut in the same area. We did this one in the winter and it was perfect!
It was an incredible hike! He’s getting almost too big to carry. Good job doing it with several little ones! We will need to take him in more hikes as he gets bigger so he can do them without the carrier. So many huts!
@@Becca.Loveless There are SO many huts! I didn't even realize they had so many for the longest time. They are so nice for families because you don't have to pack as much gear.
Carrying a load up and down a hill is pretty torturous stuff. A companion introduced me to the idea of walking staffs, from her European experience, which I'd never tried as I'd always been carrying a rifle. They are a really good idea and a huge help in all sorts of ways. ESPECIALLY going up and down. I just cut a bit of pseudopanax - Lancewood, for the perfect straight strong staff.
I see people using hiking poles all the time but it’s one of those things where I don’t want to know how nice they are for hiking because I don’t want to buy one 😂 maybe I should just make one!
Hi Becca. This is such an inspiring video! If you can do it with a baby, well then....I still can't :D Love those boots. What are they and where are they from? I'm planning to hike up there in Dec and looking for great hiking gear tips
Thank you! I honestly don’t know if I couldn’t do this hike now! They are scarpas, from macpac, they were pricy, but we didn’t have any issues with them or blisters.
Nice journey guys, I was just wondering were you oxygen deprived up there, I know people who do the Swiss/Italian mountains complained about getting sunburnt and not being able to brieve and yet the views seem the same, anyway love your videos Becca glad yous conquered Mueller hut🥰
Did they just get here from Europe? We didn’t really notice a huge oxygen level difference but maybe because we’ve been here long enough we’re fully acclimated. I know flying from Texas to Utah and trying to hike there is terrible because the air is so much thinner 😂 And we wore lots of sunscreen our whole trip so no sunburns for us!
wow great video! planning on doing this hike and stay in two months and was curious about the overnight parking situation? did you leave your camper at a campsite or is there a designated parking spot to leave your vechile?
Amazing! There is a parking lot at the bottom. Just the normal one for the hike. We didn’t have a problem parking our campervan there over night. You also check in with the park rangers before the hike. I hope you have the best weather!
whoever of u two is filming is doing a really good job...the b roll scenes are stabilized, shot from good angles but kinda gets blurred out sometimes.. especially when I watch ur vlogs from my PC ..its just getting bit grainy ... I think its time for u two to get into vlogging/mirrorless cameras and a gimble i guess : )
Haha when we actually make enough from here to pay for a nice mirrorless camera that’s the first thing I’m going to buy! But even more than the better visual quality I’m excited to get a real camera to be able to get a better mic and better audio quality.
Those views are just wow, as an unfit asthmatic 63 yr old don't think I would ever contemplate such a hike, thank you for taking us along
Glad we did it before it’s impossible for us!
Beautiful scenic photography Becca, and nice editing work. I really appreciate you guys doing all these hike, it certainly saves me the effort, and it's more fun going along with you anyway.
Ha ha, Tee shirts and snow.
Thank you for watching! We love sharing these moments, especially the hikes that are completely insane for us to do 😂
Amazing scenery and what a sense of accomplishment... Great memories. Thanks for taking us along for the ride Becca. 🙂
So glad we got to do this hike! Definitely a highlight of our trip.
That was great! I hope that when he's all grown up, the little guy remembers at least glimpses of the time his parents took him to the top of a mountain, and down again. A very enjoyable video... just like being there!
And if he doesn’t we can always show him this video and hold it over his head for the rest of his life 😂 just kidding, I would never do that.
Crazy props taking your little man all that way!
Two suggestions for the next hike:
- Dehydrated food
- Hiking poles for walking down the slippery slopes.
There will be no next hike 😳
Haha jokes. Those are great ideas I’ll remember for 30 years from now, when I’m ready to hike again 😂
Well done folks. To attempt and complete this track with a baby 👶 in tow is commendable. Hope to attempt and complete the track 👣 one day.
Lots of people were doing it! Everyone moves at the pace of a snail, but one step after another and eventually you make it there!
Gotta say I really admire both your advanced parenting skills, well done, NZ needs more of you!!!
Thanks, He didn't complain much being in the carrier for so long, he didn't like being put into it initially, but once he was strapped in he calmed down.
What an epic hike, and so awesome having such an accessible mountain experience. Carpark about 760m altitude, up to the hut at 1800m,so 1km vertical, with a baby!
You definitely got the perfect weather conditions too. Well done
Seriously one of the coolest moments of my life! The sunrise the next morning was otherworldly 😍
Oh.. Your amazing.. what a wonderful achievement.. great experience for your “little one”. So beautiful ✨🙏✨for sharing.
I can’t believe we made it up! Haha it was an absolutely incredible experience.
This is one stunning video, some views are just breathtaking .
Editing this made me want to go back!
Well done Becca and family! What an awesome feat!
A memory to cherish forever! Such an incredible trip :)
Wow Becca. In my dreams sadly but what an amazing experience for you to have had. I'm certainly hoping to be able to walk the Hooker Valley track when we are back so at least there's that for this old girl :)
Hooker Valley Track was so beautiful and fun! It was honestly another highlight of the trip. And it doesn’t take up two days and all of your energy 😅
So glad your having a wonderful time here in Aotearoa 😎such a fun hike too👍
Thank you! Need to get out and see more!
You guys are amazing! NZ is lucky to have you. Thank you.
No, we’re lucky to be here!
@@Becca.Loveless I think Michael Eno is correct; we are lucky to have your family as we can never have enough good people here in NZ, Becca
Hat's off to both of you, but especially Billy with his 'extra' cargo. We definitely live in a beautiful country. Department of Conservation and the National Parks do an awesome job providing these facilities (huts etc) and maintaining the tracks.
They really do! It’s incredible what they do!
That was amazing
It was an amazing hike! and we really lucked out with the weather.
What a perfect place for a French Horn solo!!! An inspiration for a composition? Perhaps?
Haha not sure the other campers would appreciate that. Also we didn’t have any other backs available to hike it up 😂
But maybe! Billy’s always saying he wants to try his hand at composing.
I've just watched this over breakfast, great way to start the day!
Thanks for watching! and hopefully breakfast was delicious!
@@Becca.Loveless nothing exciting I'm afraid,just toast with NZ Marmite which I get sent over to the UK,the Marmite over here is not the same! Look forward to more adventures,you've got a taster of the south,hopefully you can get down there again to explore more of it.
Good effort! This is our favourite hut! We go every time we're in the South Island. Our first year we had to turn back because the weather got bad. The second year, we had to try again :) It was quite the climb, but we made it! It was so worth the effort. We had 3 kids at the time, one of which we carried. The next time we went down to the south island, we had baby #4. Our kids really wanted to go back to the hut, so we did. I think they really like to play in the snow up there. Be sure to check out the Hooker Hut. It's such a cute little hut in the same area. We did this one in the winter and it was perfect!
It was an incredible hike! He’s getting almost too big to carry. Good job doing it with several little ones! We will need to take him in more hikes as he gets bigger so he can do them without the carrier. So many huts!
@@Becca.Loveless There are SO many huts! I didn't even realize they had so many for the longest time. They are so nice for families because you don't have to pack as much gear.
Carrying a load up and down a hill is pretty torturous stuff. A companion introduced me to the idea of walking staffs, from her European experience, which I'd never tried as I'd always been carrying a rifle. They are a really good idea and a huge help in all sorts of ways. ESPECIALLY going up and down. I just cut a bit of pseudopanax - Lancewood, for the perfect straight strong staff.
I see people using hiking poles all the time but it’s one of those things where I don’t want to know how nice they are for hiking because I don’t want to buy one 😂 maybe I should just make one!
Great video. You've seen some wonderful scenery
So incredible in that area!
Great vid Bec, like I said before, big balls of steel and you said " and ovaries"....🤣🤣 well done, and thumbs up.👍🏻
😂😂
Awesome sceneries
So beautiful!
Hi Becca. This is such an inspiring video! If you can do it with a baby, well then....I still can't :D
Love those boots. What are they and where are they from? I'm planning to hike up there in Dec and looking for great hiking gear tips
Thank you! I honestly don’t know if I couldn’t do this hike now!
They are scarpas, from macpac, they were pricy, but we didn’t have any issues with them or blisters.
You sure did get lucky with the weather. Did you check out the stars during the night
We did! There were four of us that stayed up late enough to see the stars - worth it!
Wo thats amazing adventure stay safe and sending my support here
Thank you for watching!
Nice journey guys, I was just wondering were you oxygen deprived up there, I know people who do the Swiss/Italian mountains complained about getting sunburnt and not being able to brieve and yet the views seem the same, anyway love your videos Becca glad yous conquered Mueller hut🥰
Did they just get here from Europe? We didn’t really notice a huge oxygen level difference but maybe because we’ve been here long enough we’re fully acclimated. I know flying from Texas to Utah and trying to hike there is terrible because the air is so much thinner 😂
And we wore lots of sunscreen our whole trip so no sunburns for us!
@John NZ mountains are not as high as some European ones. The Mueller hut is 1800m above see level. High Altitude is usually above 2400m.
Them views is always best
Such an amazing place!
Amazing well done
Thanks!
wow great video! planning on doing this hike and stay in two months and was curious about the overnight parking situation? did you leave your camper at a campsite or is there a designated parking spot to leave your vechile?
Amazing! There is a parking lot at the bottom. Just the normal one for the hike. We didn’t have a problem parking our campervan there over night. You also check in with the park rangers before the hike. I hope you have the best weather!
That hut it's huge
Fits almost thirty people! It is super roomy though. It’s an amazing experience.
Yous did so good 😅
I can’t believe we made it 😂
Does Billy like going on a hike as much as you !!?
He actually likes it more!
What time of the year did you do this hike?
January
Must be great fitness carrying your kid around on your back.
You’d think! But then we just eat extra to make up for the extra work, and I think it all balances out to be the same 😂
@@Becca.Loveless it’s like a perfect cycle
whoever of u two is filming is doing a really good job...the b roll scenes are stabilized, shot from good angles but kinda gets blurred out sometimes.. especially when I watch ur vlogs from my PC ..its just getting bit grainy ... I think its time for u two to get into vlogging/mirrorless cameras and a gimble i guess : )
Haha when we actually make enough from here to pay for a nice mirrorless camera that’s the first thing I’m going to buy! But even more than the better visual quality I’m excited to get a real camera to be able to get a better mic and better audio quality.
What month did you go?
January
You have your marketing market for your tourism ambassadorship. Adventure people in the USA.
Lol I’m sadly under qualified for anything of the sort!