<?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>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 04:39:26 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@martinmooney/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Andy Kirkpatrick's *Psychovertical*]]></title><description><![CDATA[Climbing and climbers have produced some classic works of literature, poetry and philosophy. I’ve just read British climber Andy Kirkpatrick’s Psychovertical – here’s a quick review. Psychovertical by]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@martinmooney/andy-kirkpatrick-s-psychovertical</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@martinmooney/andy-kirkpatrick-s-psychovertical</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[martinmooney]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2019 15:09:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNpZdt8KkA5RehbS2noSJvko8tPNpSbQJsCu9nNLNvhqcVLzLndPyx7uSQgC1sKJNt2xq246CbG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Happened to my Photographs? Gortin Glen Take Two]]></title><description><![CDATA[So I posted on Saturday about a hike in Gortin Glen, County Tyrone. But posting from the mobile, using eSteem, I managed to lose the images. A few of you upvoted the post - many thanks! - but I'm pretty]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@martinmooney/what-happened-to-my-photographs-gortin-glen-take-two</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@martinmooney/what-happened-to-my-photographs-gortin-glen-take-two</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[martinmooney]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2019 10:10:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pEPvDbJDzhdNXM7mjt1tbr2kM3X28F6SraZkTMn1RJm8iynS4qupjL3scayvVRYFM3DBqTjmMAMDU5KaQHte99yydHptYD9HpLzXM5KXg1WF9x?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Sperrins: Gortin Glen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today we crossed to the western part of Ulster and explored Gortin Glan forest park. I don't know the Sperrin hills well enough - hopefully change that soon.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@martinmooney/the-sperrins-gortin-glen</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@martinmooney/the-sperrins-gortin-glen</guid><category><![CDATA[ireland]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[martinmooney]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2019 20:15:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homeward Bound... ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I liked the abstract lines here, and the unfamiliar wedge of blue sky!]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@martinmooney/homeward-bound</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@martinmooney/homeward-bound</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[martinmooney]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2019 15:49:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN5QrbnZaeprzhN6X8hie?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chilly for May... ]]></title><link>https://ecency.com/@martinmooney/chilly-for-may</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@martinmooney/chilly-for-may</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[martinmooney]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2019 06:09:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN3Vw6EWhZAgFPXnUbHxJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Londinium!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just over a year ago I was in London on a training course (the DSDM variant of Agile project management, and I passed the exam and got qualified, thanks for asking!) 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