Daily niceties that most of us are used to are scarce on remote islands.
Consisting of over 300 small volcanic islands (30 of which are still active), on the Pacific’s northern edge, the Aleutian Islands stretch roughly 1,200 miles westward from the Alaska Peninsula toward Russia. Notably, the islands divide the Bering Sea and the Pacific Ocean, and are known as “the cradle of storms.”
In this utterly beautiful, untouched natural environment — you can expect rough weather on land, in the air, and at sea — if mother nature does not kill you, a population of bears, that outnumber humans (8,000 people live in the Aleutian Islands) almost 4-to-1, might. You have to be on alert at all times.
In this remote wilderness, everything from drinking water to hot water to food to electricity and medical support are less available than in urban and suburban environments, often making consequences of a single wrong move, potentially fatal.
During the series, you’ll see helicopters, planes, and boats, used to travel to remote locations, including severe weather happening at the convergence of the Bering Sea and Pacific Ocean.
Communication by cellular phone is sparse, and you often need satellite phones. Timing matters here, more than most parts of the world, and so for certain pioneers, a wristwatch is truly a professional tool.
This is an environment, where reliability is a priority over luxury and comfort. Where reliability might save your life. And what do you think the main character of the show has on his wrist?
Charlie Summerville, the most prominent personality on The Outdoor Channel’s “Life on the Edge” series, wears none other, than a Rolex Submariner Date. And he wears it daily, so throughout the show, you’ll see it often.
What’s so special about a guy you’ve probably have never heard of, wearing a ubiquitous Submariner?
When you consider the remoteness of the Aleutian Islands, and that your phone may lose power, with no way to charge it, in a harsh environment where every moment counts, robustness and reliability become paramount. The need to have a backup way of telling the time, an easy way to time your trips, a way to determine what time the sun will set, or a way to quickly determine direction in an emergency, all make the Submariner a potential life saving tool.
Seasons 1 and 2 of “Life on the Edge” are available on The Outdoor Channel and Prime Video, and Season 3 is still exclusive to The Outdoor Channel. Without giving away too much, one of the best one liners from Summerville is, “they can’t teach you this in Harvard Business School!”
Screenshot by The Outdoor Channel.
