<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:29:19 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@freistaat/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[This mountain tour brought me to my limits]]></title><description><![CDATA[This tour brought me to my limits - and maybe a bit beyond. Two weeks ago I climbed Mount Wannig (2493 m) in Tyrol in Austria. I had to overcome an elevation of 1450 m. Normally this is a hard route for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@freistaat/this-mountain-tour-brought-me-to-my-limits</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@freistaat/this-mountain-tour-brought-me-to-my-limits</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[freistaat]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2019 13:54:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHcJtjaoUccxC4jZBaYtR1pqVwyQqtfrCLhKpEFWhMXNZ6td6LgwmC8aF6y8X11FKeqnAZoKAJW6vSWhv4veXY8biaYtJXZ9EvWC9bSgpgnGBcqxfU6Koug?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Avalanche safety course on an actual avalanche in the Alps]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winter in the Alps can be dangerous. There's always the risk of avalanches. So I booked a course to learn more about search and rescue and about how to judge if a range is rather safe or dangerous. 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Suddenly I saw them: a man and a woman]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@freistaat/let-me-tell-you-a-true-little-christmas-story</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@freistaat/let-me-tell-you-a-true-little-christmas-story</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[freistaat]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2017 21:32:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVegwP8dss9HLbDjxDZsGzaGJNX9UC6ikDA7e47TKzqHsAVnWFTvp4d8YpWcrSEtzKZDx9wZahwB2i3g?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Testing my new snowshoes]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have new gear and I urgently needed to test it. So I took one day off and went to the famous Olympic town Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria. 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There are a lot]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@freistaat/the-traditional-munich-christmas-market</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@freistaat/the-traditional-munich-christmas-market</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[freistaat]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2017 21:21:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgFVoR4M7cxTzkbzUR1ZFzWjhxnd6rPSRiXTYL1Pi9jKaywEW2jDinA39bj4H6WSTAFNfazMQ9P27UA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Munich is a paradise for dogs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Munich is a dog's paradise. They are welcome almost everywhere: restaurants, shopping malls, parks. And public transport is even for free for dogs! We love to live in Munich. 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