It seems freediving isn't the only sport to experience the local vs. global gear price competition.
In the current issue of Climbing magazine (June 15, 2002) the editorial is titled, "The High Price of Climbing: Are dot.coms spelling doom for climbing shops?"
Here's the link
http://www.climbing.com/Pages/editorial00.html
It's a different point of view, but the dilemma is the same.
Enjoy!
Peter S.
