caradhras

Question: in PJ's Fellowship, what mountain in New Zealand is used as Caradhras? Asking for a friend

Gandalf is a freaking wizard. How could he not have gotten them through somehow? And why did Gimili act like the mountain itself hated them? Was there some sort of supernatural power like Sauron, Saruman, or even the Balrog blocking their way? Gandalf even made some comment that the...

In Fellowship Of The Ring, the fellowship are forced to hide to not be seen by Saruman's spies, the Crebain from Dunland. One thing that I find odd, is that Saruman sent a whole flock of Crebain to spy on the fellowship. Couldn't he have simply sent one or two, to avoid the fellowship noticing...

Of all the pictures ive seen, art ive seen, descripitions ive read, and things ive heard, Caradhras is one big mountain. Towering over the ones surrounding it. So then who in thier right mind would lead a company of 9 up it just to get to the other side? Wouldnt you want to go over or next to...

Originally I thought I had Saruman's motives figured out regarding the whole 'waking Carahdras/controlling the storm thing.' I figured he knew Gandalf would want to avoid Moria ("If the mountain defeats you, will you risk the more dangerous road?....Moria, you fear to go that way....You know...

In the Fellowship of the Ring,part 2,chapter 3.The Fellowship got caught in a snow storm at the Pass of Caradhras. Is it just me,because I think the storm was caused by Sauron.Or do you all think nothing was behind the storm,and just happened?

When the Fellowship was trying to cross Caradhras, was it the mountain itself or Saruman's magic that turned them back. How? And why? Personally, I believe that the mountain was just cruel, like K2, and it had nothing to do with Saruman. I'd love to know what y'all think though.

Gimli says that Caradras was called the cruel long before Sauron... is it just a nasty mountain? or something more sinister....?