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Pressure is due to the number of molecules hitting you or your instrument. As you go up in altitude, there are less molecules hitting you, i.e., the pressure decreases. The higher you go, you are getting thinner atmosphere, which means there are less molecules available, so the pressure is lower. Air molecules are more abundant closer to the surface, and therefore the molecules are closer together, i.e. higher pressure.

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