A South Korean climber has reached the top of Annapurna in Nepal and claimed a record for becoming the first woman to scale the world’s 14 highest peaks.

Oh Eun-sun was shown live on television planting a South Korean flag on the summit of the mountain.

But there is still a row over Ms Oh’s 2009 ascent of another Himalayan peak, with some disputing whether she reached the top.

She is due to be questioned about that climb on her return from Annapurna.

Ms Oh threw her arms up in celebration after crawling on all fours for the final stretch to the summit, the Associated Press news agency reported.