Oh my god. The plan was to do Olancha as a snow climb. After reading recent trip reports, we expected there to still be plenty of snow on the route, so we were prepared with our ice axes, crampons and most of us had snowshoes as well. We drove up from Vegas on Friday and set up camp at Sage Flat. Since most of us worked on Friday, we weren't able to get there super early, but most were able to set up camp & get to sleep by 8-10pm. Wake up time was 1-130am & we were on the trail at 205am. The trail was clear of snow until about 7500, where it got patchy. A couple hundred feet higher and we had to put on our crampons to cross some steep snow slopes. We did our best to take plenty of breaks to keep the group together on the way up until we began the final assault on the summit. From there, we pushed at our own paces. Everyone arrived safely at the summit between 2-330pm - later than expected, but not horrible. The way back was a different story. People were exhausted and multiple people were low or out of water. The lack of sleep was getting to the group as we made our way back down. We kept the group together, moving at a very slow pace & stopping frequently. When we finally got low enough to find running water, we filtered. That seemed to perk up some of the group. We continued along slowly until we crossed the final major snow patch on the switchbacks, then it was everyone for themselves back to camp. Amber, Erica and I made it to camp at 213am, 24 hours and 8 minutes after we left; most of the rest of the group tricked in shortly after. I was in a horrible mood for the last few hours - the lack of sleep had gotten to me. When we got to camp, I passed out pretty quickly. Fast forward a few hours to 730am on Sunday - everyone was awake & in a good mood, somehow! We conquered Olancha! Time for breakfast & the drive home!