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Power Banks

Charging is metered and it is not cheap up high.

About the links on this page.Some go to Amazon, and as an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases — at no extra cost to you. It does not change what we recommend: every card here also says who the item is not for, and a few things we think you should simply rent in Kathmandu or Pokhara instead, which earns us nothing.

Nitecore NB10000 Gen 3 — Two phone charges for the weight of a phone
Best overall

Two phone charges for the weight of a phone

Nitecore NB10000 Gen 3

10,000 mAh (~37 Wh), carbon fibre, ~150 g

The best capacity-per-gram you can buy and it clears every airline limit without a conversation — 10,000 mAh is about two phone charges, so on a fortnight above the solar line you will still be paying a lodge occasionally.

Half the weight of a comparable bank

Well under the 100 Wh cabin-baggage line

USB-C in and out, one cable for everything

Only two phone charges

Carbon shell scratches

Loses noticeable capacity below freezing — sleep with it

Not for you if: A camera-heavy trip or a group sharing one bank. Take the 20,000 mAh instead.

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Anker Power Bank 20,000 mAh — A fortnight off-grid without paying for lodge chargingBest capacity

A fortnight off-grid without paying for lodge charging

Anker Power Bank 20,000 mAh

Four to five phone charges, which is genuinely a whole Everest Base Camp trek without ever paying a lodge — you carry 350 g up to 5,545 m to save perhaps twenty dollars.