Nepal's celebrated mountaineer Appa Sherpa scaled the world's highest peak Mt. Qomolangma for a record 17th time on Wednesday.

Appa, who was leading a seven-member team of Sherpas on a charity climb to raise education funds for children of mountain guides, reached the summit at 8:45 am local time (0300 GMT) .

According to eKantipur.com website report, footages of the climb will be made into a charity documentary, the money raised from which will go towards providing better education and health care for children in the Sherpa community in the mountainous regions.