Do you need oxygen to summit Mount Everest?

Answer 1

1. Experienced limbers no longer use oxygen tanks as a matter of course.

2. It is possible to manage without oxygen, even on top of Everest, if you aren't doing anything but standing around. It is very hard to exert yourself, however, without an adequate supply of oxygen.

3. The higher you get, the "thinner" the air and the less oxygen. Taking in oxygen is the basic purpose of breathing in the first place.

4, There are now devices and techniques which can help climbers breathe without the need for "bottled" oxygen. For example, anyone planning to climb Everest these days is likely to spend several weeks at altitude beforehand, to give their body time to adapt (like producing extra red blood cells which can then absorb oxygen).

Answer 2

Although it is not completely impossible to climb Mt. Everest without taking oxygen with you, it is ridiculously dangerous to attempt it, and not recommended. Many people have died in the attempt to climb Mt. Everest.

Answer 3

Climbers use bottled oxygen on Mount Everest to help them breathe more easily because the higher you climb the less oxygen there is.

Answer 4

Most climbers who attempt to climb Mount Everest use oxygen to help them breathe because of the thin air. But, some people have reached the summit without it.

Answer 5

The higher altitude means that there are fewer particles of oxygen in the atmosphere making it more difficult to breathe.

Answer 6

Climbers use bottled oxygen on Mount Everest to help them breathe more easily because the higher you climb the less oxygen there is.

Answer 7

Climbers carry oxygen on Mount Everest to help them breathe. Mount Everest is very high and the higher you go the less oxygen there is, known as 'thin air'.