Welcome to the local montain rescue team of Mürzzuschlag!
March 8th, 1896 was the key date of the Austrian Montain Rescue. Because of an serious accident on the Rax mountain all members of the mountain clubs decided to build an alpine rescue institution. So called "local sites" has been established, in the same year also the montain rescue team (MRT) of Mürzzuschlag, a member team of the Austrian Montain Rescue. 1906 there were already 173 rescue teams in the Eastern Alps active.
Movie on the occassion of our 120th anniversary, which combines historical and contemporary: View!
29.11.21: Search operation at Stuhleck
Due to the weather, a ski tourer got lost on the descent from Stuhleck and made an emergency call. She could be guided by phone to the valley station Steinbachalm and further to the emergency path towards Friedrichshütte. On this path she was found and brought to the Friedrichshütte. From there she was able to ski down to the valley on her own. 9 members of our local office and the alpine police were involved in the search operation.
1.11.21: Mission on the Rax
Mission after midnight: Due to a medical emergency, a person had to be brought down to the valley by mountain stretcher from Karl Ludwighaus and handed over to the Red Cross. A helicopter mission was not possible due to the weather conditions. See pictures.
31.10.21: Work assignment
On Sunday, the marking poles from Karl-Ludwighaus to Heukuppe/Raxalpe was completed and fixed by 13 members of our local branch.
30.10.21: Assistance mission
On Saturday, members of our local unit supported the emergency forces in fighting the large forest fire near Hirschwang/Gemeinde Reichenau.
8.10.21: Anniversary
On Friday, we celebrated our 125th anniversary of the local branch in the presence of numerous guests of honor and associated emergency organizations. In addition we officially presented our "Hangar140" and the mission quad. Among the guests of honor were the mayors of the surrounding communities, the regional director of the Styrian Mountain Rescue Service Michael Miggitsch and other supporters of our local branch. Without the generous financial support these acquisitions would not have been possible. Many thanks! --Photos--
4.9.21: Route service
As scheduled we have secured the running course for the "Mürzathlon", in order to ensure the fastest possible medical care. The race was without any incidents for us, but as in the previous year we had to go to two emergencies, this time on the Styrian side of the Rax in our operational area Karlgraben/Siebenbrunnerkessel.
