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!
7.1.22: Lift rescue exercise
21 comrades practiced the rescue of persons at the Stuhleck lift after closing time.
This exercise is carried out annually. See pictures.
31.12.21: Rescue operation in Kapellen/Mürz
Rescue of an injured person in the area of Plodererkreuz in Kapellen. After first aid, the injured person was transported to a forest road and handed over to the Red Cross.
29.12.21: Operation at Stuhleck
Due to a medical emergency, a person had to be transported from the Alois-Güntherhaus to the valley on Wednesday night. Due to weather conditions, a helicopter mission was not possible, the person was brought after first aid by Akja in the valley and at about 2:00 clock handed over to the Red Cross. 4 comrades of our local MRT were in action.
27.12.21: Mission at Stuhleck
In the late afternoon, 2 ski tourers made an emergency call on the Stuhleck. Due to exhaustion and the darkness they could not continue. They could be located on the basis of the determined GPS coordinates in the area of the avalanche-prone "Lahngang" rift. We guided them to the storage lake and from there to the ski slope. Once again, our rescue squad proved its worth. 4 comrades of our local office were in action.
26.12.21: Operation on the Rax
Two hikers descended from the Heukuppe in deep winter conditions around 14:00 and unintentionally got off the trail into the steep and in winter extremely difficult Fuchslochsteig. They both slipped and fell over a rock face into a steep snow chute. At about 14:40 our local station was alerted and organized the rescue operation. Together with the mountain rescue Neuberg, fire department Neuberg, Alpine police and with the support of the helicopter C17 the accident victims could be recovered. See police report (in German) and photos.
17.12.21: Search operation on the Rax
Friday night we were alerted to a mission on the Rax. A hiker did not come home from his hike in the evening and was also not reachable on his cell phone. Based on a cell phone location was only known that the cell phone of the missing person is in the vicinity of the Waxriegelhaus on the Rax. Together with the comrades of the mountain rescue Reichenau we started the search in the night. This had to be finally discontinued after approx. 5 hours search at 5 o'clock in the morning for the time being without success. On Saturday morning, further investigations were carried out by the alpine police. Since the search area was on the Lower Austrian side, which had been changed by the new information, we were only on standby should further rescue forces be necessary. Fortunately, the hypothermic and injured hiker could finally be found at lunchtime and, after initial treatment, was taken to hospital in stable condition by the rescue helicopter.
