Motivation: A few enthusiastic cavers decided they wanted to become cave rescuers. Why? Because they have been caving for many years—each in different clubs and places—but they all share a common motivation and commitment. They are instructors, guides, and exploration leaders, and they often face situations where they see how serious certain scenarios could become. If something happens, it must be solved—whether in a small or large group, using different technical equipment, depending on the situation and available resources. Sometimes this is done with the help of the Hungarian Cave Rescue Service. Luckily, real rescue situations are very rare.

And that’s how it should be. We also know that this is largely thanks to good preparation and regular training. Many of our friends are already members of the rescue organization, so we know who to turn to. Over the years, the Hungarian Cave Rescue Service has developed the most effective method of training…

18-21.04.2024

In September 2023, a successful international cave rescue operation was executed in the Morca Cave in Turkey from a depth of over 1,000 meters. The operation, which was widely covered by global media outlets, is detailed on our website: click here.

Hungary was represented in the operation by two Hungarian rescue services: the Hungarian Cave Rescue Service (BMSZ), joined by the Bakony Cave Rescue Service. After the successful rescue, participants from each country returned home, and the opportunity to reflect on and discuss the details and experiences of the operation was understandably not possible at the scene at that time, however the absence of this important discussion was soon recognised.

On February 1, 2020, a basic first aid practice was organized for the third time for the Hungarian Cave Rescue Service by elsosegely.hu (Elsősegélynyújtás Oktatásáért Alapítvány).

The basic goal of these practices is to make our cave rescuers, both as civilians and as rescue workers during rescues, aware of the modern guidelines and aspects of basic first aid, as well as to gain practical experience in how to deal with injuries.

The current practice was attended by 21 people, 15 of them are members of the Cave Rescue Service, 2 people were members of the HUNOR (Hungarian National Organization For Rescue Services), and another 4 people were present as guests.

This practice also provided an opportunity to strengthen cooperation between the organizations above.

On 31th of January 2020, the Hungarian Cave Rescue Service organized a blood donation for the third time, in the usual place in Budapest, in the reception building of the Szemlő-hegyi-cave.

The registration of the participants took place in the exhibition hall, where in the background the inscriptions like “I am thirsty, but NOT bloodthirsty” could been read as attunements.

This year’s summary in brief: 27 blood donors x 4.5 dl of blood taken = 12 liters of blood (equivalent to 2.5 adults).

This blood donation was announced mainly for cavers, the members of the cave rescue service and the staff of the Danube-Ipoly National Park, which also provided the venue, and we were also waiting for the voluntiers from Facebook.

This year, 27 of the 33 registered participants were able to donate blood, 3 of whom were new blood donors.