1. Your friends won’t understand why you want to get wet, muddy and cold all the time

2. Your cupboards are filled with crampons, rucksack, compasses, guidebooks…

3. …Rather than hair straighteners and high heels

4. You will always own too many jumpers

5. And boards…

6. And beanies…

7. You spend all your money going to places like this…

8. …Rather than here

9. You get over-excited when you find a great new outdoors brand…

10. …Only to discover they solely make kit for men

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11. You dream about converting a van and driving down the west coast of America

12. You believe meals are better eaten outside…

13. …And coffee should be enjoyed with a view

14. You can’t resist a man with a beard

15. You’d rather have an avalanche safety kit for your birthday than a designer handbag…

16. You can’t bear the thought of sitting on a beach all day…

17. …When you could be doing this

18. Your hair is always a mess

19. And there’s no point painting your nails, because they will look like this in 24 hours

20. But you can scrub up nicely (when you want to)

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21. At least you don’t need a bottle to get a tan

22. Because there’s nowhere else you’d rather be than exploring the great outdoors…
