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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 368435" data-attributes="member: 177">Incorrect.  They could return north and try to cross the mountains elsewhere (and face orcs and snow).  They could go through Moria and face a Balrog.  They can go south and face Saruman (who may or may not be more powerful/dangerous than the Balrog, we have no way to determine for sure).  They can go even further south, bypassing Saruman and weather, and enter Gondor from the west (but this takes a lot of time).The Fellowship had a handfull of options, all of them bad.  Which choice is "worst" is a matter of opinion and perspective.  Being on the Balrog's front porch, being the guy who has to deal with it if it comes out, Celeborn is within his rights to call it dumb.</blockquote>