Why doesn’t bottled oxygen on Everest hit the same or better than breathing at sea level?

Question

Unless I don’t understand what climbers are breathing up there, you would think that bottled oxygen would overcome the altitude. But clearly I’m missing something!

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Answer 1

Can you rephrase your question? Are you asking what it’s like breathing from an oxygen bottle? Or you are you asking how altitude effects the bottle itself?