GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the „Largest human image of a human chromosome” set by a Romanian medical company

MedLife, the leader of the private medical services market in Romania, organized on Saturday, June 10, the largest medical expedition to Omu Peak (the highest inhabited point in Romania the Omu Hut – 2507 m), setting a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for the „Largest human image of a human chromosome”.

Nearly 800 doctors, nurses, psychologists, pharmacists, nurses, and other medical and support staff from the MedLife Group, as well as from several state health units across the country, formed on the top of the mountain the largest human image of a human chromosome in the colors of the Romanian national flag. The event was envisioned as a collective health exercise, not a competition, with all participants in the expedition being considered winners.

”On the cliff of Omu Peak, near the oldest stone hut in Romania, at an altitude of over 2500 m, our colleagues wrote history. It all started with the spark of an idea: what if we organized the first medical expedition on the mountain? It turned out that no dream is too big for us, and an amazing number of medical professionals believed in it, and all volunteered for it. We overcame the weather challenges, we overcame physical limitations and together we broke a world record. Courage, team spirit, and the will to succeed were the ingredients that brought us to the top”, said Nicolae Marcu, Director of Health and Operations at MedLife.

The safety of all participants has been a top priority for the organizers. That is why a group of 40 professional guides, experienced people who have coordinated countless national and international expeditions, led by David Neacșu, the mountaineer who led the first all-Romanian expedition to Everest in 2003, accompanied the participants of the medical expedition to Omu Peak. Among the other famous names who accompanied the expedition were Horia Colibășanu and Marius Gane, perhaps the most successful Romanian climbers to reach peaks above 8000 m.

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“I have taken part in dozens of mountaineering expeditions on all continents, but this one will certainly have a special place in my heart. While I have climbed the highest peaks with mountain enthusiasts before, now most of the participants conquered one of the highest peaks in Romania for the first time. The large number of participants, the lack of mountain experience of most of them and the changing weather conditions were certainly difficult challenges, but they were surmountable. I am proud to have led the largest medical expedition on the mountain and I am grateful to the guides and rescuers who joined me in this daring endeavour”, added David Neacșu, climber and technical coordinator of the MedLife expedition to Omu Peak.

Despite the unpredictable weather, 756 medical and support personnel reached the summit in the shape of a human chromosome in the colours of the Romanian national flag. Guinness World Records representative Pravin Patel, who climbed the route to Omu Peak, confirmed the record for the largest image of a human chromosome. The previous record was set in 2019 and belonged to a group of 415 people from India.

“I am grateful to have been part of this officially amazing experience on behalf of Guinness World Records. Although the distance, altitude and weather were challenging at times, the event proved successful and the MedLife participants were outstanding. There are a number of conditions that need to be met for this record and you have succeeded in breaking the original record by creating the largest human image of a human chromosome,” said Pravin Patel, Guinness World Records representative, when presenting the certificate.