Radagast's Whereabouts and Gandalf's Plan...

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Thanks, I had an account a long time ago, but that was to an email long forgotten, so I had to make a new one, recently I've just been lurking...

Gandalf was most likely going to try the Black Gate.

How would he have gotten in? It's not like gandalf carries around C4 with him [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]
As to him using combination of his magic and his ring, I suppose that's possible, but were the Black Gates made of steel, or rock? I wasn't sure on this one... But I don't think Marching through the front door would have been very possible. Think of how many orcs you see swarming the fellowship in Moria, X20.
"Not with 10,000 men could you do this, it is folly"(sorry for the movie quote [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img])

2. My thoughts are that Gandalf would have stayed west of the Misty Mountains until the Gap of Rohan, and then headed down towards Edoras.

Gandalf did know of Saruman's betrayal, so I don't know if he would have headed down that way, and taking it to Edoras? With Edoras in the tumult it was in, and them being men(no matter how pure) I don't think the ring would have been very safe there.

maybe he was planning on going around the ash mountains and come behind orodruin

While I am not sure exactly where Gandalf went in all his years, I doubt he went north of mordor. South it is quite possible, considering he knew what he was called in the Haradrim's tongue. Maybe, just maybe he thought he could take some desert-fairing pack animals through the Sutherland. Although I do not know how many water sources you would get after the river Poros, and the Bay of Belfas. Getting through the desert or past the Haradrim, Corsairs, Mumakil's, Variags(people of Khand). Gandalf probably either didn't know or feared the east. Going around seemed to long, and perilous.

And as to if Frodo would be pushed in by good ol' Gandalf, He might try and "control" Frodo,
"Make you? I could have, but that would have broken your mind"
Or something like that....
Yes gandalf, would push in Frodo, if need be.