trailblazers

Peter Zaitsev
Percona Founder | Adventurer | Open Source Advocate

As a mountaineer, Peter climbed Aconcagua, Cotopaxi, Orizaba, Ararat, among others, and trekked to the Everest and K2 Basecamps.

Jonathan McGilvra
Principal Program Manager at NetApp

Jonathan has explored Svalbard and Yosemite, climbed Marmolada and volcanoes in Guatemala, and regularly joins our activities beyond the adventures.

Daniël van Eeden
Technical Support Engineer at PingCAP

Daniël climbed Marmolada with us in the Dolomites. He’s also climbed Ararat, traveled to Mongolia, competed in Patagonia, and is big into horse racing. Quite an adventurous geek!

Dieter Plaetinck
Open Source Startup Investing & Consulting

Dieter discovered via ferrata in the Dolomites and made it all the way to the 3,343-meter summit of Marmolada.

Nathan Coffield
Senior Storage Foundations Engineer @ Pinterest

Nathan explored Yosemite with us and tried outdoor rock climbing for the first time.

Kateryna Obiidykhata
General Manager, Cloud Native

Kateryna joined us in Yosemite, where she tried rock climbing for the first time and discovered a new kind of adventure she never thought she could do.

Patrick Galbraith
ClickHouse Solutions Support Engineer, Altinity Inc.

Patrick is a Geeks Go Peaks adventurer who joined us for one of our adventures in Colorado.

Peter Farkas
CEO @ Percona

Peter is an experienced Geeks Go Peaker who has joined us in the Dolomites, Chamonix, Aconcagua, and Yosemite, and many other adventures.

Yurii Rashkovskii
Founder @ Inferal

Yurii Rashkovskii joined us for our Svalbard Hiking adventure, exploring the Arctic landscapes and trails of one of the world’s northernmost destinations.

Tamas Kozak
Staff Engineer at Bitrise

Tamas has joined us on several adventures, from the Dolomites and Yosemite to two adventures in Chamonix.

adventures highlights