As a group, we decided to get the winter camping experience since not all of us had it. And we would have just stayed that night in Lone Pine which isn't nearly as exciting as UBSL! Of course this required lugging another 12 lbs per guy half-way up the trail, but it was worth it.
We certainly could have trekked for 2 more hours to get back to the TH in one day. But it would have really pushed the physical limits.
