OK i dont know if you will all read this but i know a really really cool explit to stopping the gauntlet up to the eagle boss... you will need
A warlock
A priest ( optional to MC and mark )
Two tanks
Ranged dps

First off go around the side of the gauntlet where the shore of the lake is - there will be a pillar and the warlock must run up the side of the cliff as high as he can - just under the small hut - you must have the warlock do /target amani'shi tempest-- he can target him and he will mark him with a skull. everyone is  spread out and the warlock sends his IMP up to the tempest - get ready as mobs come down the hill and the tank needs to pick up the TEMPEST and the other tank needs to pick up the melee mob. There WILL BE a caster mob who DOES stay at the top of the cliff so the ranegd dps needs to NUKE him down as fast as they can - they need to kill the melee mob then move onto the tempest - kill him and the gauntlet will be over stopping the waves of mobs coming towards you - move onto the eagle boss and that is you ^^

This tactic saves a lot of time on the  timer