The podcast went on to say that maybe Gandalf wasn't too keen on walking into a fight with a Balrog. When Gimli first suggested going through the Mines of Moria, Gandalf was very against it ...

He donned a long dark cloak, wizard hat and held a large blue stick (which was supposed to represent Gandalf's staff). However, what grabbed people's attention was the person walking alongside him ...

As one of Lord of the Rings' five Istari, Gandalf was a powerful demigod Maia ... Although the idea of an elderly man stumbling along leaning on a walking stick is now associated with Wizards ...