David Landis

David Landis designed and cofounded the Jesus Trail in 2007. David is an experienced outdoor adventure specialist whose hiking repertoire includes trails as varied as Everest Base Camp and other trails in the Himalayas, Camino de Santiago in Spain, the Saint Paul Trail in Turkey, the Inca Trail in Peru, Torres del Paine in Patagonia and the Israel Trail. In 2004, he embarked on a round-the-world trip that took him to over 40 countries on four continents. He was been based in the Middle East for almost a decade, and has been instrumental in developing thousands of kilometers of trails across five countries in the region.

David Landis and Anna Dintaman have been working together since 2007. Their research for the book involved hiking thousands of kilometers in the Galilee, walking the 800-km length of the Camino Frances in Spain multiple times, visiting countless historical and religious sites, and holing up in libraries surrounded by a fort of research materials. They were married in May 2010, and had a son Silas in 2015. Their most recent book, Hiking the Camino de Santiago, is available in print and Kindle formats. They are currently based in Harrisonburg, VA.