Before scaling Everest, he climbed Aconcagua, the tallest mountain in South America (6,962 m), McKinley in Alaska, the tallest mountain in North America (6,194 m), Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa (4,600 m), and Matterhorn in the Pennine Alps (about 4,474m).
Pre penjanja na Everest, Kedev se ispeo na Akonkagvu, najvišu planinu u Južnoj Americi (6.962 m), Mekinli na Aljasci, najvišu planinu u Severnoj Americi (6.194 m), najvišu planinu u Africi (4.600 m) Kilimandžaro i Materhorn na Peninskim alpima (oko 4.474 m).