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!
31.8.24: MIssion at the Mürzathlon and Semmering
Three of our comrades were on duty at the “Mürzathlon”. A runner who injured his shoulder was first treated by us and received pain therapy before being transported to hospital by the Red Cross. At the same time, we were called out to a fallen mountain biker on the Semmering. The injured man was given initial treatment by our comrades, together with the Semmering mountain rescue team and the crew of the emergency ambulance from the Red Cross Muerzzuschlag. He was then transported to hospital by rescue helicopter.
30.8.24: Exercise
An emergency drill took place on Friday evening. The task was to rescue 2 fallen and injured forestry workers from a canyon. Due to the inaccessible location of the injured, it was necessary to set up a ropeway for the rescue. The “injured” were treated and pulled up to the nearest forest road. See photos.
22.8.24: Mission at Rax
On Thursday, an exhausted hiker made an emergency call on the Rax. At the Bismarck via ferrata, which is very exposed and at risk of falling rocks, he didn't know what to do next. Comrades from our local station who happened to be at the Karl Ludwighaus and the hut owner, who is himself a member of the Tyrolean Mountain Rescue Service, were able to bring the hiker safely to the Karl Ludwighaus. The man, who had no climbing experience, was fed, spent the night in the refuge and returned home safely on Friday. See photo.
13.7.24: Operation at the Pinkenkogel
On Saturday, 2 hikers on the Semmering - Pinkenkogel area made an emergency call after they were surprised by a thunderstorm. They ran away from the storm and lost their bearings. We were able to locate them quickly using a cell phone and then accompanied them to their car, they were uninjured.
12.6.24: Mission on the Rax
While descending the Fuchslochsteig on the Rax, an alpinist lost his footing in a climbing passage, fell several meters and remained lying there seriously injured. A rescue operation by helicopter was not possible due to the wind conditions and fog. The mountain rescue team climbed to the scene with the planned rescue equipment and provided medical care for the person who had fallen. Once the patient had been stabilized, he was roped down over several hundred metres of steep rocky and craggy terrain using a special stretcher and a special mountain system. Below the high fog line, the patient was rescued by the emergency helicopter using a rope and then flown to hospital. Nine mountain rescuers from the Mürzzuschlag local unit, three officers from the Hochsteiermark Alpine Police and the ÖAMTC emergency helicopter were deployed.
