Petzl Attache

They did.

I was able to horde a couple of the old ones last spring. Petzl was also making the "Herabiner" about a year ago. It's the old Attache, but in a blueish color with some charity foundation logo on it. That might be your last chance to buy one.

The old Attache has a very smooth locking feature and the round stock feeds very smoothly in guide mode. It's worth the heavy weight to always have one for belay duties. I was afraid the Attache 3D (now called the Attache) would not be as good, but I finally tried one and the lock is just as smooth. It feeds just about a nicely as well. Don't feel bad if you have to pay a few more dollars and you end up with the new lighter version.

for regular belaying duties get a round stock biner

plenty of companies other than petzl make em

the weight shavings from the ibeam forging (groved cut out) will develop into a sharp edge with enough use

heres an example of a DMM boa (ibeam) vs a petzl williams (round stock) which were both used for belaying duties daily … the boa has a sharp edge at this point

now for use where fast and light matters more than durability the new fancy lightweight petzl attache 3D works fine, you just need to keep checking it for sharp edges

;)

Mammut Element locker looks similar to the attache on the REI site. (love the attache.. have one for my ATC guide too)

backcountry has the Hera attache still

What I had heard from a retail employee was that the blue Hera Attaches would remain but otherwise the gold Attaché as we know it is discontinued for the new 3D version.

Goodbye to a classic. I've got Williams and AM'Ds from Petzl, no Attaches, but to me those three have always been the most readily identifiable biners on the market.
Just toproping close by around here; Attaches and GriGris are a popular combo.

biners? ;)

gears… cuz.. gear is fun

for backpacking i bring one of those tiny Metolius micro wiregates that weigh almost nothing for bear bagging. if for some reason i needed a locker i'd bring the Mammut locker that has the red gate, they are super light too.

I've got a William as well as a couple gold Attaches, but wanted to pick up a couple more because I've always liked them so much. Oh well.
I'm sure it's not too late to score them online somewhere. The original seems to have been such a standard I was surprised to see them get rid of it; it's robust enough to use for anything yet still relatively compact enough to carry a few. Probably the best all purpose piece I know. The new lighter one makes sense for climbers, just wish they kept the old one. As Eric showed, I'm guessing the older model will last longer if being used regularly in canyons with skinny ropes.

Glad I picked one up on a lark last time I saw it on sale at REI!

I'm guessing the older model will last longer if being used regularly in canyons with skinny ropes.

if you are using it on dirty skinny ropes … i would definitely get a round stock biner if you dont need to count the grams

ive seen ropes damaged by the i-beam biners once they got sharp enough … all it takes is ~1-2 mm of wear

of course you should retire your biners at that point … but lets be honest, many of us dont even notice such things until you need to use it !!!

im very surprised myself that petzl decided to discontinue the round attache (neither the attache or hera is on petzls site) … it was the gold standard of compact round stock lockers

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Closest thing I can currently find in stores is the Metolius Element.

I picked up a few the other day, had them at the crag today.

A little smaller than the Attache, but close enough. The gate opens slightly less wide and takes a few extra turns to secure, but other than that, good enough. I'm mainly looking at canyoneering applications these days, so I'm not too worried about fast clipping anything. And they're only $10 a piece.

I'm still pissed at Petzl though. It seemed like the Attache was a piece that would always have a place.

The element is a decent budget biner

The wild country synergy lite is very similar to the attache and often cheaper as well

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