Rowing Across Limits: Risk, Resilience & Insurance at the Edge of the World

Risk becomes tangible when there is no safety net. In this episode, Eduardo D’Alma speaks with Julen Sánchez, who crossed the Atlantic Ocean alone and by human power only. 9,200 kilometres over 131 days at sea. Beyond the physical challenge, the conversation explores what it means to prepare for uncertainty when outcomes cannot be predicted or guaranteed. They discuss preparation, discipline and mental resilience, how decisions are made when control is limited, and what extreme environments reveal about responsibility, endurance and focus on process rather than outcome. A conversation about living with uncertainty and what that experience can teach us far beyond the context of adventure.