Inadequate equipment

Two people (25) got into an emergency situation on the Rax

A man and a woman from Wiener Neustadt (Lower Austria) had to be rescued from the Raxalpe by the air police. The 25-year-olds were probably not sufficiently equipped for the climbing tour. 

At around midday, the two 25-year-olds from Wiener Neustadt undertook a climbing tour via the Alpenvereinssteig from the Große Höllental to the Raxalpe in the district of Neunkirchen. In the area of the Gustav-Jahn-Steig, in the municipality of Reichenau an der Rax, the two got stuck in a steep, icy snowfield. It was not possible for the two climbers to continue safely or to descend. The reason for this was probably the faulty equipment. 

Alpine emergency on the Rax: two climbers were rescued by the air police via helicopter(Bild: LPD NÖ )

Expensive climbing tour 
The two climbers finally had to make an emergency call. The Alpine police were quickly on the scene. A police officer rescued the 25-year-olds from the wall using the air police helicopter. The two climbers were charged for the operation.